Definitions

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  • adjective In favour of the traditional social construct of the family.

Etymologies

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pro- +‎ family

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Examples

  • Oh, and anothing thing which all of this is very helpful for, which I never hear the "profamily" conservatives paleo, theo, or neo, they all seem to hate the idea of the ADA is if you have little kids.

    The excuse of architecture Kay Olson 2005

  • The interdenominational alliance of Mormon, Catholic and evangelical "profamily" advocates, as well as the token link between this pan-Christian front and a handful of Orthodox Jewish and Muslim representatives, is the hallmark of Carlson's work ...

    Pharyngula 2009

  • It had everything—the charges, our answers, letters from respected academic experts, and testimonials from religious leaders that our bill was profamily, not antifaith.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • It had everything—the charges, our answers, letters from respected academic experts, and testimonials from religious leaders that our bill was profamily, not antifaith.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • It had everything—the charges, our answers, letters from respected academic experts, and testimonials from religious leaders that our bill was profamily, not antifaith.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • According to Campion, IFI promotes traditional family values by, among other things, advocating for profamily legislation.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Police Department Psychological Consulting Contract Terminated Because of CEO’s Anti-Homosexuality Political Activity: 2009

  • "'' We are trying to establish that there are thousands of questions that law students routinely deal with ... and if she can't get to that level, it doesn't matter if you're for the left or the right, at that point it's a fait accompli that she is not fit for the office, 'said Eugene DelGaudio, president of Public Advocate, a conservative profamily group."

    Richard Bradley: Harriet Miers and the Theater of the Absurd 2008

  • And what I suggested to him was that his group, they needed to find spokespersons and they needed to find ways of saying what they were about that also says we're pro-worker, we're profamily, we're anti-crime, and we're bringing the pride of this nation back.

    Interview Of President On Af 1 En Route Home ITY National Archives 1994

  • And that's why I'm certain that the bill I'm signing today is not only an historic overhaul of our tax code and a sweeping victory for fairness, it's also the best antipoverty bill, the best profamily measure, and the best job-creation program ever to come out of the Congress of the United

    Remarks Before Signing the Tax Reform Act of 1986 1986

  • True reform means a tax system that at long last is profamily, projobs, profuture, and pro-America.

    State of the Union Address Ronald Reagan 1957

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