Synonyms of franchises

franchises

noun

plural of franchise

as in suffrages

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffrages
• ballots
• votes
• enfranchisements
• voices
• says
• say-sos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disenfranchisements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of franchises

Kroenke’s holding company owns six professional sports franchises, all of which have won at least one league title during his tenure. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

After adding franchises in San Francisco (2025), Toronto (2026) and Portland (2026), the league will have teams in Cleveland (2028), Detroit (2029) and Philadelphia (2030) by the start of the next decade. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

There’s been so much peddling of billion-dollar franchises around town lately, surely some rich group is in a position to take the Clippers off his hands. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, their top 10 franchises have grossed $150 billion. — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Other franchises’ rights are more driven by their specific owners’ wishes. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Zag will sit down with Deadline at the Rendez-Vous to discuss the business, and his approach to building animation franchises and connecting with younger audiences. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Because of the size of the NBA’s national TV contract, those franchises don’t need the money from their local media rights deals. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

Baobab’s depth of experience across these disciplines gives the company a distinctive foundation to build global franchises at scale. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026