GRANDFATHER CLAUSE

Meaning of GRANDFATHER CLAUSE in English

[grandfather clause] n (1900): a clause creating an exemption based on circumstances previously existing; esp: a provision in several southern state constitutions designed to enfranchise poor whites and disfranchise Negroes by waiving high voting requirements for descendants of men voting before 1867

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GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — noun Date: 1900 a clause creating an exemption based on circumstances previously existing
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — Constitutional provision enacted by seven Southern U.S. states (1895–1910) to deny suffrage to African American men. It exempted descendants of …
Английский словарь Британика
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — noun 1. : a clause exempting a class of persons (as from a regulatory law) because of circumstances applying before …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — 1. U.S. Hist. a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit whites to vote …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — Date: 1900 : a clause creating an exemption based on circumstances previously existing ; especially : a provision in several …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — Function: noun Date: 1900 : a clause creating an exemption based on circumstances previously existing especially : a provision in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — ■ noun N. Amer. informal a clause exempting certain pre-existing classes of people or things from the requirements of a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — statutory or constitutional device enacted by seven Southern states between 1895 and 1910 to deny suffrage to American blacks; it …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — Constitutional provision enacted by seven Southern U.S. states (18951910) to deny suffrage to African American men. It exempted descendants of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — a written statement that protects an employee "They can't demote him; he has a grandfather clause."
English Idioms vocab
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — a written statement that protects an employee, a right, a privilege, etc. They can't demote him or delete his position …
English Idioms vocabulary
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — A provision included in a new rule or regulation that exempts a business that is already conducting business in the …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — статья о цензе грамотности (имеет место в конституциях некоторых южных штатов США)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — статья о цензе грамотности (имеет место в конституциях некоторых южных штатов США)
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — статья о цензе грамотности (в конституциях некоторых южных штатов США)
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — ист, полит "дедова статья" Обиходное название тех положений конституций семи южных штатов после Гражданской войны [Civil War], которые освобождали лиц, обладавших правом …
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — ист. полит. "дедова статья" Обиходное название тех положений конституций семи южных штатов после Гражданской войны [Civil War], которые освобождали лиц, …
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE — статья о цензе грамотности (имеет место в конституциях некоторых южных штатов США)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRANDFATHER — avo, grand-patre
English interlingue dictionary
GRANDFATHER — apohan nga lalake;apohan nga lalaki;apohan nga lalakl;apohan;guyong;lolo;oyong;tatang
English-Visayan vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. the father of one's father or mother, ancestor 1a, granddaddy 2, ~ly adjective II. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLAUSE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) commerce clause establishment clause {{link=grandfather clause">grandfather clause
Английский словарь Британика
GRANDFATHER — I. ˈgran(d)ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, -raan- noun Etymology: Middle English graund fader (translation of Middle French grant pere ), from Middle French grant …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAUSE — ˈklȯz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, clause, from Medieval Latin clausa close (of a rhetorical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — (n.) A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
Английский словарь Webster
GRANDFATHER — ( n. ) A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — /gran"fah'dheuhr, grand"-/ , n. 1. the father of one's father or mother. 2. a forefather. 3. the founder or originator …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — n. father of one's father or mother
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRANDFATHER — I. ˈgran(d)-ˌfä-thər noun Date: 15th century 1. a. : the father of one's father or mother b. : ancestor 1a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — noun a father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
Webster English vocab
CLAUSE — noun ·see letters clause / close, under letter. 2. clause ·noun a subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence …
Webster English vocab
GRANDFATHER — ■ noun 1》 the father of one's father or mother. 2》 a founder or originator. ■ verb N. Amer. informal …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRANDFATHER — [grand.fa.ther] n (15c): the father of one's father or mother; also: ancestor 1a -- grand.fa.ther.ly adj [2]grandfather vt (1972): to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRANDFATHER — grandfather, G~ BrE AmE ˈɡræn d ˌfɑːð ə AmE - ə r ▷ grandfather|s, \~'s z ▶ ˌ grand ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLAUSE — / klɔːz; NAmE / noun 1. ( grammar ) a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — grand ‧ fa ‧ ther S3 /ˈɡrændˌfɑːðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] the father of your father or mother …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLAUSE — clause AC /klɔːz $ klɒːz/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Medieval Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRANDFATHER — n. a male grandparent. grandfather clock a clock in a tall wooden case, driven by weights. grandfatherly adj.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — n. a male grandparent. Phrases and idioms: grandfather clock a clock in a tall wooden case, driven by weights. Derivatives: …
Oxford English vocab
GRANDFATHER — ( grandfathers) Your grandfather is the father of your father or mother. His grandfather was a professor. N-FAMILY
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLAUSE — ( clauses) 1. A clause is a section of a legal document. He has a clause in his contract which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a grandfather clock (= an old-style tall clock that stands on the floor ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLAUSE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clause/provision in the constitution (= a rule or condition in it ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — [informal] grandpa, [informal] grandad, US [informal] grandaddy [noun] [C] - the father of a person's mother or father(formal) How are …
Cambridge English vocab
CLAUSE — (LEGAL DOCUMENT) [noun] [C] [specialized] - a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by …
Cambridge English vocab
CLAUSE — n. commerce clause establishment clause establishment of religion clause grandfather clause
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRANDFATHER — Synonyms and related words : Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, grampa, gramps, grandpa, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLAUSE — Synonyms and related words : adjectival phrase, article, back matter, bill, book, boundary condition, calendar, catch, chapter, column, companion bills …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLAUSE — noun 1 in a legal document ADJECTIVE ▪ confidentiality , indemnity , penalty ▪ The penalty ~ specifies that late …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GRANDFATHER — n. 25B6; noun his grandfather lives here : informal grandad, grandpa, gramps, grampy, grandaddy. the grandfather of modern liberalism : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — to exempt from new rules, to keep it the same (See also grandfather clause ) This new law prohibits restaurants …
English Idioms vocabulary
GRANDFATHER — сущ. дедушка Syn : grand-dad, grandad, grandpa grandfather's clock ≈ высокие стоячие часы дедушка предок (по мужской линии) почтенный старик …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLAUSE — 1. сущ. 1) статья, пункт, условие; параграф, пункт; оговорка, клаузула (договорного документа) to include a clause ≈ вносить оговорку (в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRANDFATHER — grandfather.ogg ʹgrænd͵fɑ:ðə n 1. дедушка 2. предок (по мужской линии) 3. почтенный старик grandfather(s) clock - высокие стоячие часы
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLAUSE — clause.ogg 1. klɔ:z n 1. статья, пункт, условие; оговорка, клаузула ( договора, контракта, завещания ) compromissary clause - юр. арбитражная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLAUSE — 1) статья; пункт 2) условие 3) грам. предложение • - answering clause - average clause - basis clause - center clause - closed clause - conditional clause - describing clause - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GRANDFATHER — n 1. дедушка 2. предок (по мужской линии) 3. почтенный старик grandfather(s) clock - высокие стоячие часы
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLAUSE — 1. klɔ:z n 1. статья, пункт, условие; оговорка, клаузула ( договора, контракта, завещания ) compromissary clause - юр. арбитражная оговорка …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GRANDFATHER — сущ. дедушка Syn: grand-dad , grandad , grandpa •• grandfather's clock — высокие стоячие часы
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLAUSE — 1. сущ. 1) статья, пункт, условие; параграф, пункт; оговорка, клаузула ( договорного документа ) to include a clause — вносить …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GRANDFATHER — сущ. дедушка Syn: grand-dad, grandad, grandpa •• grandfather's clock — высокие стоячие часы
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLAUSE — 1. сущ. 1) статья, пункт, условие; параграф, пункт; оговорка, клаузула (договорного документа) to include a clause — вносить оговорку (в договор) contract clause …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GRANDFATHER — _n. дедушка - grandfather's clock
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CLAUSE — _n. 1> _грам. предложение (являющееся частью сложного предложения) - principal clause - subordinate clause 2> статья, пункт; клаузула (в договоре) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

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