franchise

1. (countable, uncountable)The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.

   Wahlrecht

2. (countable, uncountable)A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.

   a. 1872, William H. Seward, debate Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.

   Konzession, behördliche Genehmigung

   a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

3. (countable, uncountable)An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.

4. (countable, uncountable)The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.

   McDonald’s has exported its franchise.

   Franchise

   франши́заfranšíza

   a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

5. (countable, uncountable)A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.

6. (countable, uncountable)A legal exemption from jurisdiction.

7. (countable, uncountable)The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.

8. (countable, uncountable)The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.

9. (countable, uncountable)The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.

   The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise.

   He devoted almost his full cricket career to playing county cricket for seven franchises until he earned a maiden callup at 35.

10. (countable, uncountable)The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.

11. (countable, uncountable)The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.

    the Star Wars franchise

    Franchise

    франши́заfranšíza

12. (countable, uncountable)Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

1. We have franchises in every major city.

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2. Franchising is our next step.

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3. After the third film, this franchise is terrible.

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4. She runs a franchise of a popular restaurant chain.

   deSie betreibt ein Franchise einer beliebten Restaurantkette.

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5. I have to fly between franchises.

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