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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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The Prohibition party is the oldest third party in the US, but like other small parties it faces difficulties getting on the ballot in many states.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2018

As Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and others jockey to run against Donald Trump, they may also want to be wary of a dark, sober horse competing for the White House: a Prohibition party candidate.

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

Next came the Prohibition party convention, and the nomination of Neal Dow and Henry Adams Thompson.

From A School History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach

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