Ly ‧ sis ‧ trat ‧ a /laɪˈsɪstrətə $ ˌlɪsəˈstrɑːtə/ BrE AmE
the main character in the humorous ancient Greek play Lysistrata by ↑ Aristophanes . Lysistrata and the other women in Athens are angry because their husbands are fighting in a long war. Lysistrata organizes a protest, and the women refuse to have sex with their husbands until there is peace.