prohibitionist

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃənɪst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō′ə bish′ə nist)

pro•hi•bi•tion•ist (prō′ə bish′ə nist),USA pronunciation n.

a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
Government(cap.) a member of the Prohibition party.

prohibition + -ist 1840–50

pro•hi•bi•tion /ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.

[uncountable] the act of prohibiting.
Government[uncountable]
- the prohibiting of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages by law.
- Government[usually: Prohibition] the period (1920–33) during which such a law was in effect in the U.S.
a law, rule, order, or regulation that forbids:[countable]a prohibition against public nudity.

pro•hi•bi•tion•ist, n. [countable]See -hab-.

pro•hi•bi•tion (prō′ə bish′ən),USA pronunciation n.

the act of prohibiting.
Governmentthe legal prohibiting of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks for common consumption.
Government(often cap.) the period (1920–33) when the Eighteenth Amendment was in force and alcoholic beverages could not legally be manufactured, transported, or sold in the U.S.
a law or decree that forbids.

Latin prohibitiōn- (stem of prohibitiō). See prohibit, -ion
Middle English 1275–1325

pro′hi•bi′tion•ar′y, adj.

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Synonyms: temperance advocate, abstinent, teetotaler, nondrinker, abstainer, more...

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