Volstead Act Definition

vŏlstĕd, vôl-, vōl-
noun
An act of Congress, passed in 1919 and repealed in 1933, enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages.
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Origin of Volstead Act

  • After Andrew John Volstead (1860–1947), US representative from Minnesota who wrote the act

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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