Prohibition Party (Noun)
Meaning
A political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Prohibition Party ran a presidential candidate for the first time in 1872, advocating for temperance laws.
- The party's main objective was to pass a national prohibition amendment to ban the production and sale of intoxicating liquor.
- In the late 1800s, the Prohibition Party gained a small following in the US, especially among evangelical Christians.
- The Prohibition Party won some state and local elections, but achieved limited success at the federal level.
- By the mid-20th century, the Prohibition Party's membership and influence had significantly declined with the repeal of Prohibition in 1933.