Franchise vs. Suffrage: What's the Difference?

A privilege or right granted by law, especially the right to vote in the election of public officials.

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

A special privilege given by government to a corporation or an individual to engage in a particular activity using public facilities, especially to provide a public service such as transportation or communications.

The exercise of such a right.

The establishment of a corporation, including the granting of certain privileges such as exemption from individual liability for the acts of the corporation.

A vote cast in deciding a disputed question or in electing a person to office.

Authorization granted to someone to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a certain area.

A short intercessory prayer.

A business or group of businesses established or operated under such authorization.

(uncountable) The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic elections.

A brand name under which a series of products is released.

(US) The right of women to vote.

The territory or limits within which immunity, a privilege, or a right may be exercised.

(countable) A vote in deciding a particular question.

A professional sports team.

A prayer, for example a prayer offered for the faithful dead.

To grant a franchise to.

A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.

The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette.

(uncountable) Aid, intercession.

A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.

Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.

An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.

A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion; assent; vote.

The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.

Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.

A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.

A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.

A legal exemption from jurisdiction.

Aid; assistance.

The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.

The right to vote; franchise.

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

To vote for; to elect.

(sports) 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.

A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment;

The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.

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.

Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

(obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.

(transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.

To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.

Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

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.

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

Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.

To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.

An authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place

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

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

Grant a franchise to