Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One in favor of outlawing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
- noun A member or supporter of the Prohibition Party.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is in favor of prohibition, especially the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks, except for medicinal or sacramental uses; specifically [capitalized], in United States politics, a member of the Prohibition party.
- Favoring such prohibition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who favors prohibitory duties on foreign goods in commerce; a protectionist.
- noun One who favors the prohibition of the sale (or of the sale and manufacture) of alcoholic liquors as beverages.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who agrees with, or advocates a
prohibition ; especially with theoutlawing of the sale ofalcoholic beverages
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
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Examples
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When are the news agencies going to start calling the prohibitionist on their bull crap?
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Fredoso seems more intellectually honest than your average prohibitionist, which is not a very high bar.
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Yes, I'm a "prohibitionist" because I don't think that we should laugh and excuse someone who's driving drunk until they kill someone.
AB 287 Hearing Recap 2009
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What we have right now is essentially a situation of a kind of prohibitionist policy at the border and a laissez-faire policy in the workplace.
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Translation: the fraternity chose to retain their own legal rights including the right to direct their own lives themselves and so are being sued for failure to adopt a long discredited "prohibitionist" set of policies. seriouscat (Anonymous) says …
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As the pious prohibitionist looks longingly at a file photo of Margaret, he flogs himself with a leather belt.
Top Moments: Ellen and Becks Play Pranks and Modern Family's Gloria Tells It Like It Isn't 2010
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It appears that the authors have crafted a neo-prohibitionist sin tax, perhaps fueled by fundie sentiment, and may stand to see financial benefit if the initiative were to receive a majority of votes cast.
Will voters swallow seven buck Chuck? CA ballot initiative | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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I said it last year and I will say it again … NY wine stores are wasting valuable time and money keeping protectionist and prohibitionist laws in place.
NY: wine in grocery stores - 2010 edition | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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So Canzano, Bergin, and every prohibitionist who scoffs at people in serious pain treating it with a non-toxic herb pull out their calculators and exclaim "90% of cardholders are using it for pain, not glaucoma or cancer!"
Russ Belville: The Top Ten "Reefer Madness" Stories of 2011 Russ Belville 2011
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So Canzano, Bergin, and every prohibitionist who scoffs at people in serious pain treating it with a non-toxic herb pull out their calculators and exclaim "90% of cardholders are using it for pain, not glaucoma or cancer!"
Russ Belville: The Top Ten "Reefer Madness" Stories of 2011 Russ Belville 2011
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