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An act of Congress, passed in 1919 and repealed in 1933, enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Webster's New World
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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