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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Kansas officials insist their top priority is ensuring the franchises stay in the region, as Missouri lawmakers have so far been unable to devise a voter-friendly plan to pay for new stadiums.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
The franchise launched with the 1987 original Predator, which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as an Army special forces operator facing the species of alien hunter that traverses the galaxy on the hunt for impressive prey.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
Meloni also exited the show after 12 seasons, but rejoined the franchise in 2021 for its spinoff series, Law & Order: Organized Crime.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The event welcomed 100 franchise holders, commissioners and other power players for an event from Sportico and Bruin Capital, sources told Variety.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
The franchise launched with the 1987 original Predator, which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as an Army special forces operator facing the species of alien hunter that traverses the galaxy on the hunt for impressive prey.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
Meloni also exited the show after 12 seasons, but rejoined the franchise in 2021 for its spinoff series, Law & Order: Organized Crime.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The event welcomed 100 franchise holders, commissioners and other power players for an event from Sportico and Bruin Capital, sources told Variety.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for franchise
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Buy Now 02 of 10 'Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won The Vote, and Insisted On Equality For All' by Martha S. Jones The work of securing women’s suffrage didn’t end with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Florida Ruffin Ridley leveraged her role as an educator and editor to combat racial injustice and promote women’s suffrage.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Franchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchise. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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