anti-saloon
Opposing drinking establishments
Anti-saloon means opposed to establishments serving alcoholic drinks, particularly bars and taverns.
The word is most associated with the Anti-Saloon League, an influential American temperance organization that helped bring about Prohibition in 1920.
The adjective describes any position, movement, or sentiment aimed at restricting or eliminating alcohol sales: anti-saloon legislation, anti-saloon activists.
Authoritative legal ban
- teetotalismTotal sobriety as principle
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- dryFree from moisture
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
pledge · reform · moderation · alcohol-free · temperance movement · Eighteenth Amendment · drys · temperance society
Rhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- petitionFormal written appeal
- hatchetSmall one-handed chopper
smashing · picket · demonstration · WCTU · prayer vigil · agitation · pamphlet · tract
Advocating to decision-makers
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- Progressive EraUS social reform period
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- crusadeZealous effort for change
campaign · votes · single-issue · pressure group · mobilization · endorsement · local option · ratification
Bad habit or deputy
- sinViolation of divine law
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- degradationDecline in condition
ruin · family · poverty · domestic abuse · moral decay · demon rum · fallen · salvation
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
- teetotalismTotal sobriety as principle
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- dryFree from moisture
sobriety · pledge · reform · moderation · alcohol-free · temperance movement · Eighteenth Amendment · drys · temperance society · moral suasion
march
Rhythmic group walk
hatchet · smashing · picket · demonstration · WCTU · prayer vigil · agitation · pamphlet · tract · lecture circuit
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- Progressive EraUS social reform period
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
crusade · campaign · votes · single-issue · pressure group · mobilization · endorsement · local option · ratification · amendment
vice
Bad habit or deputy
- sinViolation of divine law
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
degradation · ruin · family · poverty · domestic abuse · moral decay · demon rum · fallen · salvation · righteousness