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    fran·chise
    [ˈfranˌ(t)SHīz]
    noun
    franchise (noun) · franchises (plural noun) · franchise player (noun) · franchise players (plural noun) · the franchise (noun)
    1. an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's products:
      "Toyota granted the group a franchise" · "lagers brewed under franchise" · "franchise holders"
      • a business or service given a franchise to operate:
        "fast-food franchises dot the roadside"
      • a general title or concept used for creating or marketing a series of products, typically films or television shows:
        "the Harry Potter franchise"
      • (chiefly in North America) an ownership structure in professional sports in which a league is limited to a fixed number of teams.
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        an authorization given by a league to own a sports team:
        "the two cities will be awarded franchises as the teams join the National League"
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        informal
        a professional sports team.
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        informal
        a star player in a team.
    2. (the franchise)
      the right to vote:
      "the franchise was limited to Estonian citizens" · "the election by universal franchise of a constituent assembly"
      • the rights of citizenship:
        "the bishop's authority was deployed to extend the franchise of civilized Christian living"
    verb
    franchise (verb) · franchises (third person present) · franchised (past tense) · franchised (past participle) · franchising (present participle)
    1. grant a franchise to (an individual or group):
      "a franchised dealer"
      • grant a franchise for the sale of (goods) or the operation of (a service):
        "all the catering was franchised out"
    Origin
    Middle English (denoting a grant of legal immunity): from Old French, based on franc, franche ‘free’ (see frank). franchise dates from the late 18th century and franchise from the 20th century.
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    noun
    1. an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's products:
      warrant
      charter
      license
      permit
      authorization
      permission
      sanction
      concession
      privilege
      prerogative
      seal of approval
    2. the right to vote:
      the vote
      enfranchisement
      ballot
      voice
      say
      option
      choice
      right to vote
      voting rights
    verb
    1. grant a franchise to (an individual or group):
      permit
      allow
      authorize
      warrant
      certify
      accredit
      empower
      entitle
      enable
      validate
      charter
      let
      recognize
      qualify
      sanction
      OK
      rubber-stamp
      grant/give a license to
      grant/give a permit to
      grant/give authorization to
      grant/give authority to
      grant/give the right to
      grant/give leave to
      grant/give permission to
      give power to
      give the stamp of approval to
      give approval to
      Opposite:
      ban
      forbid
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