Anti-Masonic Party

proper noun

Meaning

A short-lived American political organization that emerged as the first third party in the nation during the 1820s and 1830s, primarily motivated by hostility toward the Freemasons.

Examples

The Anti-Masonic Party gained significant traction in New York after the mysterious disappearance of a man who threatened to expose Masonic secrets.
Historians often study the Anti-Masonic Party because it pioneered the use of national nominating conventions to select presidential candidates.

Examples

The Anti-Masonic Party gained significant traction in New York after the mysterious disappearance of a man who threatened to expose Masonic secrets.

Historians often study the Anti-Masonic Party because it pioneered the use of national nominating conventions to select presidential candidates.

Although the Anti-Masonic Party eventually dissolved, many of its members later joined the Whig Party to oppose Andrew Jackson.