Synonyms: enfranchisement, franchise
Definition: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
Similar words: legal right
Definition: a right based in law
Synonyms: franchise
Definition: an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
Similar words: concession, grant
Definition: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
Usage: he got the beer concession at the ball park
Synonyms: franchise, dealership
Definition: a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
Similar words: concern, business, business concern, business organisation, business organization
Definition: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
Usage: he bought his brother's business; a small mom-and-pop business; a racially integrated business concern
Synonyms: franchise
Definition: grant a franchise to
Similar words: certify, licence, license
Definition: authorize officially
Usage: I am licensed to practice law in this state