prohibitionist
prohibitionist Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person who favors or advocates the legal prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks, or of other controlled substances.
"As a staunch prohibitionist, she campaigned tirelessly for the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment."
• adjective
Relating to or advocating the legal prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, or of other specified substances or activities.
"Historians have long debated the social and economic consequences of prohibitionist policies in the early twentieth century."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-19th century from 'prohibition' (from Latin prohibere, meaning 'to hold back or restrain') and the suffix '-ist', originally referring to advocates of protective economic tariffs before becoming closely associated with the temperance movement.