PoliticsAugust 23, 2026

grandfathering

GRAN-fah-thur-ing

Definition

A legal or policy provision that allows existing arrangements, people, or entities to continue operating under old rules even after new, stricter regulations have been enacted.

Etymology

Derived from the late 19th-century 'grandfather clauses' in the United States, which allowed individuals to vote if their grandfathers had been eligible to vote before the abolition of slavery, effectively exempting white voters from new literacy tests.

In the news

The article uses 'grandfathering provisions' to explain why existing gambling sponsorship contracts are exempt from new bans until their original expiration dates, extending the presence of logos on jerseys until 2032.

‘Absurd’: children to see gambling logos on sports jerseys until 2032 in transition period condemned by Pocock

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The Guardian

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