franchise

Examples

• All

• I would lose my franchise.

  Pot o' Gold (1941)

• How are these Americans going to have their franchise guaranteed to them?

  Blog text (3)

• The ballot exists to protect the franchise and must not be used to defeat it.

  Blog text (5)

• Since in our democracy the franchise is widespread, that same sort of education must also be widespread.

  Academic text (1991)

• I think that a fair and unbiased franchise, one vote one value, is far more important.

  Blog text (4)

• One of Ellen's first successes was to help gain equal franchise for women on the same terms as men.

• Elections would be held with universal franchise, but with voters categorized by race.

  Academic text (1990)

• Mrs. Pankhurst is one of those who desires women to be given the franchise.

  Fiction book (1990)

• John Stuart Mill wrote a very powerful tract on the admission of women to electoral franchise in 1867.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The new law aims to ensure that every citizen has the right to the franchise at the upcoming elections.

Synonyms

V

vote

vsfranchise

370 1.0

Right to take part in choosing leaders or deciding important issues

is the formal government privilege that creates such a right

R

right to vote

vsfranchise

• Formal

53 2.3

The legal permission to vote in an election

is a formal government-granted privilege rather than just an entitlement phrase

S

suffrage

vsfranchise

19 7.6

The right to vote in elections

is the broader statutory privilege granted by government not only this election right

V

voting right

vsfranchise

19 3.3

Official permission to vote in elections and group decisions

is specifically a statutory privilege granted by authorities rather than any claim

Antonyms

D

disenfranchisement

• Formal

9 9.3

Loss of the right to vote or take part in an organization

Compounds

F

franchise tax

• Specialized

1 7.9

A tax some US states charge companies for the right to do business there based on their value or income

Surface Forms

Etymology