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GRANDFATHER CLAUSE

\ɡɹˈandfɑːðə klˈɔːz], \ɡɹˈandfɑːðə klˈɔːz], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_n_d_f_ɑː_ð_ə k_l_ˈɔː_z]\

Definitions of GRANDFATHER CLAUSE

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2011 - English Dictionary Database

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an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in US south after the Civil War

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in US south after the Civil War

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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