grandfather clause

Examples of grandfather clause in a sentence

• A grandfather clause will allow senior members retiring this year to transfer these funds to their personal bank accounts.1992 January 18, “Undeserving 'Grandfathers'”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
• United States that grandfather clauses were unconstitutional.2013 October 22, Alan Greenblatt, “The Racial History Of The 'Grandfather Clause'”, in NPR.org:

Forms of grandfather clause

Origin of grandfather clause

From late 19th-century legislation and constitutional amendments passed by a number of U.S. Southern states, which created new literacy and property restrictions on voting, but exempted those whose grandfathers had the right to vote before the American Civil War. The intent and effect of such rules was to prevent poor and illiterate African American former slaves and their descendants from voting, but without denying poor and illiterate whites the right to vote.

Words formed from grandfather clause

• grandfather
• grandfather in

Questions about grandfather clause

What does grandfather clause mean?

Grandfather clause means a clause or section, especially in a law, granting exceptions for people or organisations who were affected by previous conditions.

How do you use grandfather clause in a sentence?

A grandfather clause will allow senior members retiring this year to transfer these funds to their personal bank accounts.

What part of speech is grandfather clause?

Grandfather clause is a noun.

What is the plural of grandfather clause?

The plural of grandfather clause is grandfather clauses.