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Prohibition party

American  

noun

  1. a U.S. political party organized in 1869, advocating the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.


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Members of the Prohibition party, which opposes the consumption of alcohol, are currently in the midst of nominating who it will run as their presidential candidate in 2020.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2018

Knox hopes to get the Prohibition party on the ballot in seven states – including Wisconsin and Ohio, which were key to Trump’s victory in 2016.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2018

The earliest was August 26, 1887, when the New York Times reported a speech by Fred Wheeler at a Prohibition party convention.

From Time • Feb. 20, 2016

He never campaigned sensationally for prohibition; he never signed a prohibition pledge or belonged to the Prohibition party.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only danger he encountered was in the active movement of the Prohibition party.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John

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