anti-alcohol
adjective
an·ti-al·co·hol
ˌan-tē-ˈal-kə-ˌhȯl 
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed to the consumption of alcohol
anti-alcohol campaigns/legislation
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Statistically, the anti-alcohol campaign appears effective: birthrates rise, mortality rates decline, and the average life expectancy climbs to seventy years.
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Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2025
Has this given more fuel to the anti-alcohol lobby?
—John Mariani, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Finally, some anti-alcohol organizations just don't want to give consumers another day to buy alcohol.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2024
The show was meant to benefit the Make a Difference Foundation, a nonprofit working to promote anti-drug and anti-alcohol abuse.
—Amy Wolff, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
Carry Nation, the anti-alcohol crusader, also paid a visit to the Holly Hotel in 1908, according to their website, destroying whiskey bottles with her ax.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2023
In the 1960s there was backlash to the anti-alcohol movement of the early 20th century.
—Sadhbh O'Sullivan, refinery29.com, 12 Oct. 2019
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Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2025
Has this given more fuel to the anti-alcohol lobby?
—John Mariani, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Finally, some anti-alcohol organizations just don't want to give consumers another day to buy alcohol.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2024
The show was meant to benefit the Make a Difference Foundation, a nonprofit working to promote anti-drug and anti-alcohol abuse.
—Amy Wolff, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
Carry Nation, the anti-alcohol crusader, also paid a visit to the Holly Hotel in 1908, according to their website, destroying whiskey bottles with her ax.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2023
In the 1960s there was backlash to the anti-alcohol movement of the early 20th century.
—Sadhbh O'Sullivan, refinery29.com, 12 Oct. 2019
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