FRANCHISE Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

franchise

noun

ˈfran-ˌchīz

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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disenfranchisement

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Recent Examples of franchise The unique nature of the Celtics’ business has caused sales price estimates to range even more extremely than the typical parlor game among bankers, investors and team executives when a franchise hits the market. —

Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024 The Mission: Impossible star next appears in that action franchise’s eighth installment, The Final Reckoning, in theaters on May 23, 2025. —

Jack Smart, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024 Buster Posey held the San Francisco Giants’ record for the largest contract in franchise history. —

Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024 Adames' $182 million contract sets the Giants' franchise record for the most total value in one contract. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for franchise