All franchise synonyms
fran·chise
F f noun franchise
- charter — A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
- prerogative — an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator.
- patent — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- privilege — a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich.
- immunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
- vote — a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- ballot — A ballot is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something.
- authorization — an authorizing or being authorized
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- licence — license.
- license — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- exemption — The process of freeing or state of being free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
verb franchise
- contract out — If a company contracts out work, they employ other companies to do it.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- authorize — If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
- authorise — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.