drinking age
Bar entry requirement
The drinking age is the minimum age at which a person can legally purchase or consume alcohol.
In the United States, the drinking age is 21; most other countries set it at 18 or 19.
She's not of drinking age yet.
The phrase often appears in debates about whether to lower or raise the threshold.
Number after seventeen
- twenty-oneCardinal after twenty
- nineteenEighth prime number
- minimum ageYoungest permitted threshold
- age restrictionMinimum years to participate
carding · bouncer · liquor store · fake ID · underage · proof of age · wristband · door policy
Concerning relations among countries
- variationChange from a norm
- countrySovereign state or territory
- cultureCollective social practices
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
Asia · minimum age · sixteen · eighteen · twenty-one · Canada · Germany · Japan
Enacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
penalty · prohibition · regulation · law · age of majority · consent · alcohol policy · legal limit
Youth becoming adulthood
- rite of passageTransition-marking ceremony
- adulthoodState of being grown
- transitionChange from one state
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
birthday · celebration · independence · maturity · bar mitzvah · quinceañera · sweet sixteen · graduation
Obligation for one's actions
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
restraint · sobriety · moderation · prudence · liability · trustworthiness · carefulness · maturity
Adopted principle of action
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
public opinion · ethics · alcohol abuse · lawmakers · reform · activism · campaigns · opposition
eighteen
Number after seventeen
- twenty-oneCardinal after twenty
- nineteenEighth prime number
- minimum ageYoungest permitted threshold
age restriction · carding · bouncer · liquor store · fake ID · underage · proof of age · wristband · door policy · age cutoff
international
Concerning relations among countries
Europe · Asia · minimum age · sixteen · eighteen · twenty-one · Canada · Germany · Japan · Australia
statute
Enacted written rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- complianceAdhering to requirements
enforcement · penalty · prohibition · regulation · law · age of majority · consent · alcohol policy · legal limit · age verification
coming-of-age
Youth becoming adulthood
- rite of passageTransition-marking ceremony
- adulthoodState of being grown
- transitionChange from one state
initiation · birthday · celebration · independence · maturity · bar mitzvah · quinceañera · sweet sixteen · graduation · tradition
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
discipline · restraint · sobriety · moderation · prudence · liability · trustworthiness · carefulness · maturity · decision-making
policy
Adopted principle of action
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
controversy · public opinion · ethics · alcohol abuse · lawmakers · reform · activism · campaigns · opposition · support
- age-related termsretirement age, driving age, voting age, legal age, age of consent
- age limitsage limit, age requirement, age threshold, age restriction, age of majority
- Alcohol Awarenessalcohol education, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, DUI, prevention programs
- alcohol lawsDUI, BAC, legal limit, blood alcohol, public intoxication
- health lawshealth law, Obamacare, health standards, health regulations, healthcare mandates
- liquor lawsDUI, legal age, public intoxication, alcohol ban, open container
drink, drunk, drinking, drinker, drunken, drinkable, drunkenness, drinkers, undrinkable