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To retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organisations

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{n} a father's or mother's father

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– An allowance for older businesses to continue operating for a time under conditions that were permitted at the time these businesses were subject to other regulations

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A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent

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{i} father of one's father or mother

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The father of someone's parent

the father of your father or mother

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– Version of a file prior to the father version

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In three-generation backup, the oldest copy of the file 13 16

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v To exempt a person or company from new laws or regulations based on circumstances that existed in the past Example: A travel agency might decide to cut outside agents' share of total commissions earned from 60% to 50%, but grandfather those agents with whom it is already working If that were the case, agents already on the books would continue to earn 60%, while new agents would be paid 50%

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Your grandfather is the father of your father or mother. His grandfather was a professor. S3 the father of your father or mother

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dziadek [JAH-dehk] I'm most familiar with this word in the form of the less-formal, more-friendly variant dziadzia [JAH-JAH], kind of like the English word "grandpa " (When I wrote that pronunciation, the thought of that horrible Star Wars character Jar Jar Binks came to mind Cringe ) I have to admit, even though I grew up in the same household with my [maternal] grandfather , I never called him by the Polish word for "grandfather " I always called him by the English word, even though he seldom spoke English Date of entry: 4 April 2000

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Where does your grandpa live? - Where does your grandfather live?

My grandpa was an archeologist. - My grandfather was an archaeologist.

{i} grandpapa

{i} grandpappy

A term used to describe individuals or entities that are exempted from a new rule, most commonly using a cut-off date to determine application of the new rule

grandfathered

A term used to describe a benefit provision or right that is carried forward from a preceding plan to a new or revised plan, but only for those who were covered under that preceding provision

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Drugs on the market before 1938 Devices on the market before 1976

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past of grandfather

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A benefit plan by which an individual maintains the right to receive benefits, income, or other treatment by an employer that was appropriate when he/she was hired, but which has subsequently been changed for more recently hired employees

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An allowance that permits emitters that existed before new limits took effect to continue their previous levels of emissions while start-up sources must meet new standards

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When a preexisting situation is exempted from the requirements of a new law

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present participle of grandfather

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A term used to describe an exemption from an Air Use Permit for equipment that meets two requirements: 1) installed prior to the passage of Michigan Air Quality Rule 201 in August 15, 1967, and 2) has never been modified

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When rules change, current participants remain unaffected and the new rules only apply to new participants

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An exemption based on circumstances previously existing Under the NFIP, buildings located in Emergency Program communities and Pre-Flood Insurance Rate Map buildings in the Regular Program are eligible for subsidized flood insurance rates Post-Flood Insurance Rate Map buildings in the Regular Program built in compliance with the floodplain management regulations in effect at the start of construction will continue to have favorable rate treatment even though higher base flood elevations or more restrictive, greater risk zone designations result from Flood Insurance Rate Map revisions

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