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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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“With three different candidates running for the nomination, this is perhaps the most competitive race for the party’s nomination in decades,” the Prohibition party said in a statement.

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

The Keystone and Prohibition party conventions also heard suffrage speakers and adopted favorable resolutions.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted

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