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prohibitionist

[proh-uh-bish-uh-nist] / ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ə nɪst /




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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 • Apr. 11, 2023

Most of the shops are to be operated by people of color who had been incarcerated by prohibitionist laws.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

They included the prohibitionist Edwin Scrymgeour, who ultimately claimed victory along with Labour's E. D. Morel.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2022

In her time, Mrs. Schlafly was one of the most polarizing figures in American public life, a self-described housewife who displayed a moral ferocity reminiscent of the ax-wielding prohibitionist Carry Nation.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2016

As I am not a prohibitionist, this statement is nonpartizan.

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