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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The cast for the thirteenth season of the beloved horror franchise was unveiled on Halloween, featuring Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Jessica Lange, and other notable stars.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
On the same day the AHS casting news dropped, Grande also wrapped filming on Focker in-Law, the next installment of the Meet the Parents franchise premiering in 2026.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
Grier hired Brian Flores, whom the organization fired after three seasons because of his alleged insubordination, and difficulty working with people, and then hired McDaniel after the franchise shot their shot and missed on Sean Payton.
—Omar Kelly
october 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The horror entry premiered in 2004 in the festival’s midnight category before launching a box office franchise.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
On the same day the AHS casting news dropped, Grande also wrapped filming on Focker in-Law, the next installment of the Meet the Parents franchise premiering in 2026.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
Grier hired Brian Flores, whom the organization fired after three seasons because of his alleged insubordination, and difficulty working with people, and then hired McDaniel after the franchise shot their shot and missed on Sean Payton.
—Omar Kelly
october 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The horror entry premiered in 2004 in the festival’s midnight category before launching a box office franchise.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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