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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Recent Examples of franchise
So much for the complaints raised last summer about the PWHL’s expansion process favoring the league’s newest franchises in Seattle and Vancouver.
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John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
While the Elder Scrolls franchise was big before the fourth entry, Skyrim helped propel it even further.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
In addition to Danger Close, Stenders is best known for his hit Red Dog franchise, the first instalment of which is Australia’s eighth highest-grossing movie of all time.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Vladar — the fifth goalie in franchise history with a series-clinching shutout — also made the fourth-most saves in a series-clinching shutout win over the past 70 years.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
While the Elder Scrolls franchise was big before the fourth entry, Skyrim helped propel it even further.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
In addition to Danger Close, Stenders is best known for his hit Red Dog franchise, the first instalment of which is Australia’s eighth highest-grossing movie of all time.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Vladar — the fifth goalie in franchise history with a series-clinching shutout — also made the fourth-most saves in a series-clinching shutout win over the past 70 years.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for franchise
suffrage
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Some events the quilters chose to highlight are the Boston Tea Party, Emancipation Proclamation, Wounded Knee, women’s suffrage, Chinese railroad workers, desegregation, the Flint Strike and student protests.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Another installation will tell the story of women's history through shoes, from the suffrage movement of the early 1900s to the heyday of Hollywood.—
Jane Levere,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Franchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchise. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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