Definitions for cathexiskÉËÎ¸Ék sÉªs; -ËÎ¸Ék siz. cathexis, charge(noun) (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object. Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge.
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was designed to address these issues. It prohibits discrimination based on race, and requires certain jurisdictions to provide bilingual assistance to language minority voters.
And when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law on Aug. 6, 1965â50 years ago Thursdayâhe declared that enactment was a matter of morality and not just politics. This act flows from a clear and simple wrong, the president said. Its only purpose is to right that wrong.