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
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Recent Examples of franchises
With a cast including Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan and Baby Reindeer‘s Jessica Gunning, the pic looks set to spawn sequels as its producers turn to British children’s film franchises such as Harry Potter and Paddington for inspiration.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Brendan McDermid | Reuters Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has built a position in Microsoft, as the hedge fund manager said the software giant's recent pullback created a rare opportunity to buy one of the world's dominant technology franchises at a compelling valuation.
—Yun Li,fred Imbert, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Quarterbacks are the constant for the best franchises.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
The Phoenix Mercury are actually considered one of the best franchises in the league.
—David Troy, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Playing the Bucs on Monday Night Football in the middle of the season will be interesting — for the national spotlight, yes, but also for the fact that there’s an interesting rivalry brewing between the two franchises.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
The Sun’s relocation will resurrect one of the league’s founding franchises, the Houston Comets, which folded in 2008.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Expansion franchises will then have a chance to offer contracts to up to five of those players.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The league’s original six franchises are New York, Boston, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Minnesota.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Brendan McDermid | Reuters Bill Ackman's Pershing Square has built a position in Microsoft, as the hedge fund manager said the software giant's recent pullback created a rare opportunity to buy one of the world's dominant technology franchises at a compelling valuation.
—Yun Li,fred Imbert, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Quarterbacks are the constant for the best franchises.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
The Phoenix Mercury are actually considered one of the best franchises in the league.
—David Troy, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Playing the Bucs on Monday Night Football in the middle of the season will be interesting — for the national spotlight, yes, but also for the fact that there’s an interesting rivalry brewing between the two franchises.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
The Sun’s relocation will resurrect one of the league’s founding franchises, the Houston Comets, which folded in 2008.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Expansion franchises will then have a chance to offer contracts to up to five of those players.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
The league’s original six franchises are New York, Boston, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Minnesota.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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“Franchises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchises. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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