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/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/ · noun
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage..
a. 1872, William H. Seward, debate Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.
McDonald’s has exported its franchise.
Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals.
The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise.
He devoted almost his full cricket career to playing county cricket for seven franchises until he earned a maiden callup at 35.
Once a brand has established a consumer franchise and a brand image, it takes a long time for these to decay, as the image is maintained more by people's personal familiarity with and usage of the brand than by external marketing stimuli.
Warren Buffett teaches us that the best business to own, the one with the best long-term prospects is a franchise - one that sells a product or service that is needed or desired, has no close substitute, and yields profits that are unregulated.
Certain other industries have no plant. Value derives entirely from brand franchise. (Consulting firms, engineering firms, and advertising agencies do not talk about the value of their franchise. Instead, they talk about "reputation".)
Use franchise when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Franchise means The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage..
Common synonyms include franchisee, concession, dealership.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a. 1872, William H. Seward, debate Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.
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