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.
Since being signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, the Voting Rights Act has been used to protect Americans' right to vote and prohibit limitations and barriersâoften racially-basedâplaced on poll places, particularly in the South.