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

Football club valuations lag American sports franchises because of a lack of both a revenue floor (as failing to qualify for Europe, or even relegation, can occur) and a cost ceiling. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The 99-year lease requires the USTA to share revenue with the city and pay for its own infrastructure, an unheard of arrangement today, when sports franchises routinely extort the government for subsidies and tax breaks. — Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026

The change at the owners’ table is coming at a pivotal time for the franchises. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

One of Los Angeles’ celebrated professional sports franchises was owned by one local family for more than 45 years. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Miami and Tampa Bay are enormous markets, yet both franchises have experienced attendance problems. — Rich Bradley, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Arctos owns stakes in more than 30 sports franchises and is the only private equity firm to invest in multiple NFL teams. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026

One of the core principles of the company has been no franchises. — Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Nike is now two years into the reorganization of its running line into three franchises with three variants each. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026