PROHIBITIONIST


Meaning of PROHIBITIONIST in English

-sh(ə)nə̇st noun

( -s )

: one who favors the prohibition of the sale or manufacture of alcoholic liquors as beverages: as

a. usually capitalized : a member of a minor United States political party that has as its fundamental platform the prohibition by law of the manufacture, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages

b. : a supporter of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution

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