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.
1965 â The Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law in the U.S., and in addition to providing sweeping protections for minority voting rights, it allowed those with various disabilities to receive assistance by a person of the voter's choice, as long as that person was not the disabled voter's boss or union agent.