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 league will grow by two more teams, meaning two more expansion drafts and two more front offices trying to replicate the Valkyries’ instant success as the only first-year franchise to make the postseason.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The Emmy winner went on to play Count Olaf on Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, joined the fourth installment of the Matrix franchise and landed the lead on the comedy series Uncoupled.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Minnesota finished with the league’s best regular-season record, 34-10 — a franchise record that tied the 2023 Las Vegas Aces for the WNBA record.
—News Services, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Rangers Announce Centennial Season Theme Nights and Initiatives The New York Rangers announced a full slate of Centennial season theme nights and initiatives that will celebrate the franchise’s 100th anniversary.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The Emmy winner went on to play Count Olaf on Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, joined the fourth installment of the Matrix franchise and landed the lead on the comedy series Uncoupled.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Minnesota finished with the league’s best regular-season record, 34-10 — a franchise record that tied the 2023 Las Vegas Aces for the WNBA record.
—News Services, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Rangers Announce Centennial Season Theme Nights and Initiatives The New York Rangers announced a full slate of Centennial season theme nights and initiatives that will celebrate the franchise’s 100th anniversary.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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suffrage
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As a writer and active member of the Whig Party, Malthus was a reformer who advocated free national education, the extension of suffrage, the abolition of slavery and free medical care for the poor, among other programs.—
Roy Scranton,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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Samantha grew up in the early 1900s during the Industrial Revolution and the women's suffrage movement.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Franchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchise. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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