franchise
Other forms: franchises; franchising; franchised
A franchise is a right granted by a government or corporation to an individual or group of individuals. One of the most important government-issued rights — so important it's known simply as "the franchise" — is the right to vote.
In its more commercial meaning, the fast-food chain McDonalds is a franchise. So are Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken and the New York Yankees. In other words, businesses from which you can buy a license in order to sell or use their products. More recently, the term has come to have an intellectual meaning as well, as in a particular series of books or films, such as the Harry Potter franchise.
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a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
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synonyms:
enfranchisement
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types:
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right to vote, suffrage, vote
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
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universal suffrage
suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country
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type of:
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legal right
a right based in law
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right to vote, suffrage, vote
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an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
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type of:
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concession, grant
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
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concession, grant
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a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
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synonyms:
dealership
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type of:
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business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
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business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern
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grant a franchise to
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Vocabulary lists containing franchise
This biography chronicles the life of Sojourner Truth, a woman who was born a slave, and who became the embodiment of the universal ideals of abolition and equality.
This list covers "On Civil Disobedience," "On Surrender at Bear Paw Mountain, 1877," "On Women’s Right to Vote," and "Declaration of the Rights of the Child."
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