as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
the Territory of Wyoming granted women the franchise in 1869, a full 51 years before the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote in all elections
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Recent Examples of franchise
Adding more weapons for new franchise quarterback Drake Maye was a clear focus.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The second apron limit, the NBA’s intense penalty threshold for offending franchises, is set at $207,825,000.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The latest Mission: Impossible movie takes great care to wind details from films throughout the 30-year-old franchise into its storyline.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 19 May 2025
In 2025 Oscar nominee Greengrass, well known for the Bourne franchise and such movies as Captain Phillips and United 93, is scripting the project.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 May 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The second apron limit, the NBA’s intense penalty threshold for offending franchises, is set at $207,825,000.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The latest Mission: Impossible movie takes great care to wind details from films throughout the 30-year-old franchise into its storyline.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 19 May 2025
In 2025 Oscar nominee Greengrass, well known for the Bourne franchise and such movies as Captain Phillips and United 93, is scripting the project.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for franchise
suffrage
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San Jose historian April Halberstadt, who has been a member of the club since 1995, says women’s clubs proliferated in the era, when two of the big topics of discussion were women’s suffrage and Prohibition.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
17 May 2025
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In the Bay Area, voters in Albany will vote Tuesday on a measure to grant suffrage to 16- and 17-year-olds.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Nov. 2024
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“Franchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchise. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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