prohibitionist
Americannoun
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a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
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(initial capital letter) a member of the Prohibition party.
noun
Other Word Forms
- antiprohibitionist noun
- prohibitionism noun
Etymology
Origin of prohibitionist
First recorded in 1840–50; prohibition + -ist
Example Sentences
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However, she added: "The tone of this announcement suggests government is at risk of losing perspective of these facts, while simply dancing to the tune of anti-gambling prohibitionists, which serves no one."
From BBC
And I'm not talking about just the decades of prohibitionist propaganda, either.
From Salon
The Senators owner, a prohibitionist through and through, made things harder on himself by subsisting without a source of revenue that other teams availed themselves of.
From Washington Post
Most of the shops are to be operated by people of color who had been incarcerated by prohibitionist laws.
From Seattle Times
They included the prohibitionist Edwin Scrymgeour, who ultimately claimed victory along with Labour's E. D. Morel.
From BBC
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