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
Sussman will reprise his titular role, opposite fellow franchise vets John Ross Bowie (Barry Kripke), Lauren Lapkus (Denise) and Brian Posehn (Bert).
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
No one’s story is quite like that of Verhaeghe, the franchise leader in playoff goals and game-winning playoff goals.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Value of Valanciunas The Kings might be lost right now if not for Jonas Valanciunas, one of their key trade deadline acquisitions after sending franchise cornerstone De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
One of the afterthoughts, however, was their acquisition of Kevin Porter Jr.
The Khris Middleton-Kyle Kuzma swap garnered most of the headlines, as Milwaukee flipped a beloved franchise icon for a volatile forward with unfavorable results at his most recent stop.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 Mar. 2025
No one’s story is quite like that of Verhaeghe, the franchise leader in playoff goals and game-winning playoff goals.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Value of Valanciunas The Kings might be lost right now if not for Jonas Valanciunas, one of their key trade deadline acquisitions after sending franchise cornerstone De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
One of the afterthoughts, however, was their acquisition of Kevin Porter Jr.
The Khris Middleton-Kyle Kuzma swap garnered most of the headlines, as Milwaukee flipped a beloved franchise icon for a volatile forward with unfavorable results at his most recent stop.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Franchise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/franchise. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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