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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This indifference has become a bizarre pattern—one that the franchise’s newest installment, Jurassic World Rebirth, seems intent on changing.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
The younger players were Alex Rodriguez, Jimmie Foxx, Ken Griffey Jr. and Andruw Jones.
2008 — Colorado homered six times to rally from a nine-run deficit for the biggest comeback in franchise history and an 18-17 victory over Florida.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
The Chicago Cubs celebrated the Fourth of July by putting on the biggest fireworks display in franchise history.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
This comes on the heels of a season where multiple players went under center after the franchise opted to end their experiment with former No. 6 pick Daniel Jones.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
The younger players were Alex Rodriguez, Jimmie Foxx, Ken Griffey Jr. and Andruw Jones.
2008 — Colorado homered six times to rally from a nine-run deficit for the biggest comeback in franchise history and an 18-17 victory over Florida.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
The Chicago Cubs celebrated the Fourth of July by putting on the biggest fireworks display in franchise history.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
This comes on the heels of a season where multiple players went under center after the franchise opted to end their experiment with former No. 6 pick Daniel Jones.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for franchise
suffrage
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The holiday was even adopted by proponents of the women’s suffrage movement, Antolini added.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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But Fellowes refuses to treat it as a heel turn, even clumsily transforming Bertha into a proto-feminist who picks a fight about female suffrage at a dinner party and risks her own social status to advocate for divorced women.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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“Franchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchise. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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