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grandfather clause

grand·fa·ther clause
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gran-fah-th er, grand- klawz]
    • /ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər, ˈgrænd- klɔz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gran-fah-th er, grand- klawz]
    • /ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər, ˈgrænd- klɔz/

Definitions of grandfather clause words

  • noun grandfather clause U.S. History. 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. 1
  • noun grandfather clause any legal provision that exempts a business, class of persons, etc., from a new government regulation that would affect prior rights and privileges. 1
  • noun grandfather clause 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 0
  • noun grandfather clause a clause in legislation that forbids or regulates an activity so that those engaged in it are exempted from the ban 0
  • noun grandfather clause a former law in some Southern states waiving electoral literacy requirements for those whose forebears voted before the Civil War, thus keeping the franchise for illiterate whites 0
  • noun grandfather clause a clause in some legislation forbidding or regulating a certain activity, which exempts those already engaged in it before the legislation was passed 0
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Origin of grandfather clause

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Grandfather clause

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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grandfather clause popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for grandfather clause

noun grandfather clause

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