It’s listed in Oxford as intransitive, so, if you remember, that means that you don’t need an object with it. To ‘grandfather’ means to exempt someone or something from something, typically a law or some sort of regulation or rule. This term is more common in North American English and is listed in the dictionary as ‘informal’, so let me make sure everyone understands what it means first before we look into the history of the term. Today we’re focusing on the term ‘grandfathered in’. Voter suppression - voter suppression is a strategy that is used to prevent or discourage certain types of people from voting, in order to influence the outcome of an election. ![]() Go to the website, for more content, and for the audio transcript of this episode.Įnfranchise - to ‘enfranchise’ means to give the right to vote to someoneĭisenfranchise - to ‘disenfranchise’ means to deprive or remove someone’s right to vote ![]() Welcome everyone to another episode of Get the Word! The series focusing on the etymology, or history and origin, of words in English.
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