英语词汇“grandfather clause”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

grandfather clause

释义

Noun: grandfather clause 'gran`faadhur kloz
Usage: N. Amer

An exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War

Derived forms: grandfather clauses

Type of: exemption, freedom

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