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Meanings of prohibitionist in English

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prohibicionista

A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages.

prohibicionista
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Examples for "dry"
1
With the clear morning light and dry roads, they made good time.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
2
Watering Technique: -Water and let dry then water again when dry.
Jamaica Observer
3
Blanch 5 minutes; cold dip; drain and pack into the cans dry.
Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method
4
Chair David Hewson said farmers need to plan for a dry winter.
Radio NZ
5
Good weather keeps them at home doing chores which require dry times.
The Irish Times
Usage of prohibitionist in English
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But this particular compilation did not come directly from the prohibitionist camp.
Last call: the rise and fall of prohibition
2
I was invited to go home with a prohibitionist, Dr. Marshall.
The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
3
He was, in fact, no prohibitionist, but he was a strong believer in temperance.
George Washington: Farmer / Being an Account of His Home Life an...
4
But one woman in this town was an out-and-out prohibitionist.
Green Valley
5
This president was a violent prohibitionist and had heard that Caldwell was a bonvivant.
My Memories of Eighty Years
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This one consideration alone would make me an enthusiastic prohibitionist.
Men, Women, and God / A Discussion of Sex Questions from the Chr...
7
God never used or blessed any man or woman that was not a prohibitionist.
The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
8
Progressive support for Prohibition was further cemented by prohibitionist support for the progressives' favorite causes.
Last call: the rise and fall of prohibition
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The prohibitionist can weather the blackest melancholia by meditating the contortions of other people's abstinence.
The Haunted Bookshop
10
I'm a prohibitionist myself, and I respect the law.
The Day of the Beast
11
He expressly avowed himself a prohibitionist in principle.-
Daniel Defoe
12
Uncle Tom was an irascible prohibitionist, and one of the most deliberately disobliging men on earth.
The Cruise of the Jasper B.
13
I'm not some nascent prohibitionist, by any stretch.
The Guardian
14
Then, recanting previous opinions, I became a prohibitionist.
American Notes
15
You know I'm no prohibitionist, but I hate to see beer the goal of men's ambitions.
The Parts Men Play
16
Then are the objections from the guardians of the prohibitionist status quo, the US and the UN drug agencies.
The Guardian
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Prohibitionist through the time