Franchise \Fran"chise\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. franc, fem.
franche, free. See Frank, a.]
1. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
[Obs.]
--Spenser.
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2. (LAw) A particular privilege conferred by grant from a
sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an
immunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a
constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the
right to vote.
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Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the
Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the
American people. --W. H.
Seward.
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3. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular
privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an
asylum or sanctuary.
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Churches and mobasteries in Spain are franchises for
criminals. --London
Encyc.
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4. Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
"Franchise in woman." [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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Elective franchise, the privilege or right of voting in an
election of public officers.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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105 Moby Thesaurus words for "franchise":
Australian ballot, Hare system, affranchise, authorize, aye,
ballot, blank check, brevet, canvass, canvassing, carte blanche,
casting vote, certificate, certify, charter, concession, copyright,
counting heads, cumulative voting, deciding vote, diploma,
diplomatic immunity, discharge, dispensation, division, empower,
enable, enfranchise, enfranchisement, entitle, exception,
exemption, fagot vote, favor, female suffrage, freedom,
give official sanction, give power, grant, graveyard vote,
hand vote, household franchise, immunity, indulgence, legalize,
legislative immunity, legitimize, letters patent, liberty, license,
list system, manhood suffrage, nay, no, nontransferable vote,
patent, permission, plebiscite, plebiscitum, plumper, plural vote,
poll, polling, preferential voting, privilege,
proportional representation, proxy, ratify, record vote,
referendum, release, representation, right to vote, rising vote,
royal grant, sanction, say, secret ballot, show of hands,
single vote, snap vote, special favor, straw vote, suffrage,
suffragette, suffragettism, suffragism, suffragist, the vote,
transferable vote, universal suffrage, validate, viva voce, voice,
voice vote, vote, voting, voting right, warrant, woman-suffragist,
write-in, write-in vote, yea, yeas and nays, yes
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Franchise \Fran"chise\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. franc, fem.
franche, free. See Frank, a.]
1. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
[Obs.]
--Spenser.
2. (LAw) A particular privilege conferred by grant from a
sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an
imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a
constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the
right to vote.
Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the
Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the
American people. --W. H.
Seward.
3. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular
privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an
asylum or sanctuary.
Churches and mobasteries in Spain are franchises for
criminals. --London
Encyc.
4. Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
``Franchise in woman.'' [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Elective franchise, the privilege or right of voting in an
election of public officers.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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