Definition of grandfather clause in English:

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.
〈北美，非正式〉不溯既往条款（即规定立法前既有的人或物不受该立法限制的条款）
Example sentencesExamples
- A rule such as this most likely would include a grandfather clause so members wouldn't be forced to breach existing contracts.
- It also allowed claimholders to sell the claims to new owners who could take advantage of the grandfather clause.
- A grandfather clause in that Act stated that the Act was not to affect an existing privilege as defined in the Crown Minerals Act.
- If the rule had changed, weren't we entitled to some grandfather clause until Michael reached twelve?
- A $10 minimum wage with a grandfather clause would be equally bad.
- The Act doesn't provide any grandfather clauses if you like, for old lists or anything like that.
- And if a salary cap is implemented, the agreement almost certainly will include a grandfather clause that will give teams a certain number of years to reduce their payroll to the required level.
- They want a grandfather clause, if you will, so they can continue to fulfill existing contracts.
- In a grandfather clause, it allowed these plants to continue polluting at then-current levels, but stipulated that they could not carry out substantial renovations that would extend their productive capacity.
- The only significant exception was a grandfather clause, limiting the new, higher building and plumbing standards to future construction.
- 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.

Definition of grandfather clause in US English:

grandfather clause

nounˈɡran(d)fäT͟Hər ˈˌklôz

North American informal

A clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices.
〈北美，非正式〉不溯既往条款（即规定立法前既有的人或物不受该立法限制的条款）
Example sentencesExamples
- The Act doesn't provide any grandfather clauses if you like, for old lists or anything like that.
- In a grandfather clause, it allowed these plants to continue polluting at then-current levels, but stipulated that they could not carry out substantial renovations that would extend their productive capacity.
- It also allowed claimholders to sell the claims to new owners who could take advantage of the grandfather clause.
- 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.
- A grandfather clause in that Act stated that the Act was not to affect an existing privilege as defined in the Crown Minerals Act.
- They want a grandfather clause, if you will, so they can continue to fulfill existing contracts.
- The only significant exception was a grandfather clause, limiting the new, higher building and plumbing standards to future construction.
- A $10 minimum wage with a grandfather clause would be equally bad.
- If the rule had changed, weren't we entitled to some grandfather clause until Michael reached twelve?
- And if a salary cap is implemented, the agreement almost certainly will include a grandfather clause that will give teams a certain number of years to reduce their payroll to the required level.
- A rule such as this most likely would include a grandfather clause so members wouldn't be forced to breach existing contracts.

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	Definition of grandfather clause in English: 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. 〈北美，非正式〉不溯既往条款（即规定立法前既有的人或物不受该立法限制的条款） Example sentencesExamples A rule such as this most likely would include a grandfather clause so members wouldn't be forced to breach existing contracts. It also allowed claimholders to sell the claims to new owners who could take advantage of the grandfather clause. A grandfather clause in that Act stated that the Act was not to affect an existing privilege as defined in the Crown Minerals Act. If the rule had changed, weren't we entitled to some grandfather clause until Michael reached twelve? A $10 minimum wage with a grandfather clause would be equally bad. The Act doesn't provide any grandfather clauses if you like, for old lists or anything like that. And if a salary cap is implemented, the agreement almost certainly will include a grandfather clause that will give teams a certain number of years to reduce their payroll to the required level. They want a grandfather clause, if you will, so they can continue to fulfill existing contracts. In a grandfather clause, it allowed these plants to continue polluting at then-current levels, but stipulated that they could not carry out substantial renovations that would extend their productive capacity. The only significant exception was a grandfather clause, limiting the new, higher building and plumbing standards to future construction. 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. Definition of grandfather clause in US English: grandfather clause nounˈɡran(d)fäT͟Hər ˈˌklôz North American informal A clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices. 〈北美，非正式〉不溯既往条款（即规定立法前既有的人或物不受该立法限制的条款） Example sentencesExamples The Act doesn't provide any grandfather clauses if you like, for old lists or anything like that. In a grandfather clause, it allowed these plants to continue polluting at then-current levels, but stipulated that they could not carry out substantial renovations that would extend their productive capacity. It also allowed claimholders to sell the claims to new owners who could take advantage of the grandfather clause. 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. A grandfather clause in that Act stated that the Act was not to affect an existing privilege as defined in the Crown Minerals Act. They want a grandfather clause, if you will, so they can continue to fulfill existing contracts. The only significant exception was a grandfather clause, limiting the new, higher building and plumbing standards to future construction. A $10 minimum wage with a grandfather clause would be equally bad. If the rule had changed, weren't we entitled to some grandfather clause until Michael reached twelve? And if a salary cap is implemented, the agreement almost certainly will include a grandfather clause that will give teams a certain number of years to reduce their payroll to the required level. A rule such as this most likely would include a grandfather clause so members wouldn't be forced to breach existing contracts. 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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