franchise

v. grant a franchise to an individual or group; grant the right to vote

n. special privilege granted by a government; license to market a company's goods or services; business which has been granted such a license; suffrage, right to vote; immunity, exemption

Franchise generally means a right or privilege. It may refer to:Suffrage, the civil right to voteA franchise (i.e., a franchise outlet) operated under the business method of franchising: the licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business. Chain store, retail outlets which share a brand and central managementAn exclusive rightA government-granted monopoly, e.g. a "cable franchise"Media franchise, ownership of the characters and setting of a film, video game, book, etc., particularly in North American usageFranchise (short story), a 1955 short story by Isaac AsimovA virtue of chivalry denoting freedom of words, thoughts and acting in accord with one's nature.Dem Franchize Boyz, an American hip hop group from Atlanta, debuted with the poverty-stricken urban anthem "White Tee"Franchise deductible, in insurance, where the deductible only applies in small losses
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Noun
1. an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
(hypernym) concession, grant
2. a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
(synonym) dealership
(hypernym) business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
3. a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
(synonym) enfranchisement
(hypernym) legal right
(hyponym) right to vote, vote, suffrage
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Verb
1. grant a franchise to
(hypernym) license, licence, certify
(derivation) dealership
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism

n. franchise, special privilege granted by a government; license to market a company's goods or services

n. frankness, openness, directness, straightforwardness; candidness, candor; outrightness