franchise

noun

ˈfran-ˌchīz How to pronounce franchise (audio)
Definition of franchisenext
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 Kayleen has spent her career building entertainment franchises. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Stateside, the Golden State Valkyries look anything like a second-year franchise, dominating the WNBA both on and off the court. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 During peak hours, franchises have 27 to 31 vehicles in the queue, according to the company’s data. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 That matches their longest streak since Babe Ruth led baseball’s winningest franchise to its first World Series title in 1923. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for franchise
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suffrage
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  • Connecting suffrage to the early civil rights movement, Dowd Hall demonstrates how a sizable network of churchgoing white women revolted against the white patriarchy and helped put an end to lynching in the South.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The 19th Amendment The result of a long struggle for women’s suffrage, the 19th Amendment was first introduced in Congress in 1878 but did not pass over many years and subsequent introductions.
    — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of suffrage

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