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

grandfather clause

noun North American informal

A clause exempting certain pre-existing classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation.It also allowed claimholders to sell the claims to new owners who could take advantage of the grandfather clause....

A $10 minimum wage with a grandfather clause would be equally bad.
Built in the early 1960s, the building was not equipped with automatic fire sprinklers because of a so-called grandfather clause that didn't require older buildings to undergo the equipment renovation.

Origin

Early 20th century: from a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states, exempting from voting restrictions the descendants of men who voted before the Civil War.

单词	grandfather clause
释义	grandfather clause noun North American informal A clause exempting certain pre-existing classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation.It also allowed claimholders to sell the claims to new owners who could take advantage of the grandfather clause.... A $10 minimum wage with a grandfather clause would be equally bad. Built in the early 1960s, the building was not equipped with automatic fire sprinklers because of a so-called grandfather clause that didn't require older buildings to undergo the equipment renovation. Origin Early 20th century: from a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states, exempting from voting restrictions the descendants of men who voted before the Civil War.
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