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1. (n.) franchise
a privilege conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government:
a franchise to operate a bus system.
2. franchise
the right or license granted by a company to an individual or group to market its products or services in a specific territory.
3. franchise
the right to own and operate a professional sports team as a member of a league.
4. franchise
the right to vote.
5. franchise
a legal immunity or exemption from a particular burden, exaction, or the like.
6. (v.t.) franchise
to grant a franchise to.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF, der. of franc free. See frank1)
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| Definition of 'Franchise' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) franchise
an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
2. (noun) franchise, dealership
a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
3. (verb) franchise, enfranchisement
a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
4. (verb) franchise
grant a franchise to
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| Definition of 'Franchise' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Franchise
exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty
2. (adj) Franchise
a particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the right to vote
3. (adj) Franchise
the district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary
4. (adj) Franchise
magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility
5. (verb) Franchise
to make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to
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Sense: the right to vote
Women did not get the franchise until the twentieth century.
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 Afrikaans: stemreg |
 Arabic: حَق الأنْتِخاب |
 Bulgarian: право на гласуване |
 Brazilian: direito de voto |
 Czech: volební právo |
 German: das Wahlrecht |
 Danish: stemmeret |
 Greek: δικαίωμα ψήφου |
 Spanish: sufragio |
 Estonian: valimisõigus |
 Farsi: حق رای |
 Finnish: äänioikeus |
 French: droit de vote |
 Hebrew: זְכוּת הַצבָּעָה |
 Hindi: मतदान का अधिकार |
 Croatian: izborno pravo |
 Hungarian: választójog |
 Indonesian: hak suara |
 Icelandic: kosningaréttur |
 Italian: diritto di voto |
 Japanese: 選挙権 |
 Korean: 선거권 |
 Lithuanian: balsavimo teisė |
 Latvian: balsstiesības |
 Malay: hak mengundi |
 Dutch: stemrecht |
 Norwegian: stemmerett |
 Polish: prawo wyborcze |
 Persian: حق رای |
 Pashto: امتياز (ددولت له خوا): قا |
 Portuguese: direito de voto |
 Romanian: drept de vot |
 Russian: право голоса |
 Slovak: volebné právo |
 Slovenian: volilna pravica |
 Serbian: pravo glasa |
 Swedish: rösträtt |
 Thai: การได้รับสิทธิในการเลือกต |
 Turkish: oy hakkı |
 Taiwanese: 選舉權 |
 Ukrainian: право голосу |
 Urdu: حق راۓ دہی |
 Vietnamese: quyền bầu cử |
 Chinese: 选举权 |
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