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, Andor and the broader Star Wars franchise can remind people about the passion and power that film and TV can bring to bear, according to the actor.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The offense should finish with its best numbers since 2022, the second of the franchise’s three recent Super Bowl championship seasons.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Moonbug is preparing for its biggest franchise, CoComelon, to switch from Netflix to Disney+.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
It is envisioned as a franchise.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The offense should finish with its best numbers since 2022, the second of the franchise’s three recent Super Bowl championship seasons.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Moonbug is preparing for its biggest franchise, CoComelon, to switch from Netflix to Disney+.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
It is envisioned as a franchise.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for franchise
suffrage
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Decades of fighting for women’s suffrage in the United States found success in 1920, which kicked off a decade of some relaxation of the restrictions on women.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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From the Revolution to the suffrage movement to the campaign for an Equal Rights Amendment and beyond, advocates have worked to wedge women’s lives into the laws of the land.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Franchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchise. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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