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

grand′father clause′,

American History[U.S. Hist.]a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit whites to vote while disfranchising blacks: it exempted from new literacy and property qualifications for voting those men entitled to vote before 1867 and their lineal descendants.
Government, American Historyany legal provision that exempts a business, class of persons, etc., from a new government regulation that would affect prior rights and privileges.

单词	grandfather clause
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 grand′father clause′, American History[U.S. Hist.]a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit whites to vote while disfranchising blacks: it exempted from new literacy and property qualifications for voting those men entitled to vote before 1867 and their lineal descendants. Government, American Historyany legal provision that exempts a business, class of persons, etc., from a new government regulation that would affect prior rights and privileges. 1895–1900, American.
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