grandfather clause

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noun

U.S. History. a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit white people to vote while disfranchising Black people: it exempted from new literacy and property qualifications for voting those men entitled to vote before 1867 and their lineal descendants.

any legal provision that exempts a business, class of persons, etc., from a new government regulation that would affect prior rights and privileges.

Origin of grandfather clause

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby grandfather clause

Grande Prairie, Grande-Terre, grandeur, Grand Falls, grandfather, grandfather clause, grandfather clock, grandfatherly, grandfather's chair, grandfather's clock, grand feu

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grandfather clause

noun

US history a clause in the constitutions of several Southern states that waived electoral literacy requirements for lineal descendants of people voting before 1867, thus ensuring the franchise for illiterate White people: declared unconstitutional in 1915

a clause in legislation that forbids or regulates an activity so that those engaged in it are exempted from the ban

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单词	grandfather clause
释义	grandfather clause SEE SYNONYMS FOR grandfather clause ON THESAURUS.COM noun U.S. History. a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit white people to vote while disfranchising Black people: it exempted from new literacy and property qualifications for voting those men entitled to vote before 1867 and their lineal descendants. any legal provision that exempts a business, class of persons, etc., from a new government regulation that would affect prior rights and privileges. Origin of grandfather clause An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900 Words nearby grandfather clause Grande Prairie, Grande-Terre, grandeur, Grand Falls, grandfather, grandfather clause, grandfather clock, grandfatherly, grandfather's chair, grandfather's clock, grand feu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for grandfather clause grandfather clause noun US history a clause in the constitutions of several Southern states that waived electoral literacy requirements for lineal descendants of people voting before 1867, thus ensuring the franchise for illiterate White people: declared unconstitutional in 1915 a clause in legislation that forbids or regulates an activity so that those engaged in it are exempted from the ban Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to grandfather clause grandfathering, special case, special privilege
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grandfather clause

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British Dictionary definitions for grandfather clause

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