The right to vote. [EC]

1) n. a right granted by the government to a person or corporatio...

The right to vote.

late 14c., "to make free," from Old French franchiss-, past participle stem of franchir "to free" (12c.), from franc "free" (see frank (adj.)). Franchising is from 1570s; [..]

c. 1300, fraunchise, "a special right or privilege (by grant of a sovereign or government);" also "national sovereignty; nobility of character, generosity; the king's authority; th [..]

The privilege, often exclusive, granted to a distributor or dealer by a franchisor to sell the franchisor's products within a specified territory. A franchise is an example of a contractual vertical marketing system.

professional sports team, usually found in the United States and Canada, organized with a league-wide business model.

licensed group of connected works, such as films, books, and video games.

1) A right granted by the government to a person or corporation, such as a taxi permit, bus route, an airline's use of a public airport, business license, or corporate existence. 2) To grant (for [..]

an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place grant a franchise to a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially th [..]

The right to vote.

The right to vote. Japanese in Canada were denied the franchise in provincial elections until 1948 and in federal elections until 1949.

A franchise is a legal, contractual relationship between a brand and one or more independent owner/operators, most typically retailers. It is a read more:

Definition A form of business organization in which a firm which already has a successful product or service (the franchisor) enters into a continuing contractual relationship with other businesses (f [..]

The constitutional right to vote.

The right to vote. Now available to those over 18 and on the electoral register.

The right to vote.

is a specific type of business that is more like a branch of a bigger company or one of many identical twin businesses. It works by a franchisor (the initial owner) delegating his business model, trad [..]

[Anglo-French, literally, freedom, liberty, from Middle French, from franchir to free, from Old French franc free] 1 : a special right or privilege granted by the government to an individual, group, . [..]

A contractual agreement on a brand, service, name, operation or procedure.

Legal arrangement whereby the owner of a trade name, franchisor, contracts with a party that wants to use the name on a non-exclusive basis to sell goods or services, franchisee. Frequently, the franc [..]

the right to market a product or service, often exclusively for a specified area by a manufacturer, developer, or distributor in return for a fee Frequent Independent Traveler:

The right or privilege granted to a citizen to vote in a (parliamentary) election.

A privilege or exceptional right (typically, rights of jurisdiction) granted by the sovereign power to a person or body or persons (such as a monastery).    (Warren, W.L. Henry II, 634)

A cable company wishing to provide television services in a community historically signed a franchise agreement with the municipal government. The agreement would specify what the community would rece [..]

A franchise has different meanings under the law. A franchise may refer to a right granted by the government to a person or corporation, such as a taxi permit, bus route, an airline's use of a pu [..]

The right to vote.

The right to vote.

A franchise is a grant by the franchisor to the franchisee, entitling the latter to the use of a complete business package containing all the elements (trade marks, trade dress, copyright, know-how, trade secrets, business concept, methodologies) necessary to establish a previously untrained person in the franchised business, to enable him or her t [..]

(n) an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place(n) a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or servi [..]

A licensing contract in which a holder of certain legal rights gives another to sell or package those rights.

 The right or license granted to a utility to market its services and products in a particular territory.

A franchise is an agreement by a lead HE provider (usually a degree awarding body) that another provider may deliver all or part of a programme approved and owned by the lead provider. The lead provider normally retains overall control of the programme's content, delivery, assessment and quality assurance arrangements, and has overall responsi [..]

A license that allows a designee to sell and market a company's products or services in a fixed geographic area.

In marine insurance is the maximum amount, usually 3 per cent. if insured value, that cannot be claimed under a policy when a loss is incurred.

Like a deductible, but if the amount of the merchandise is met or exceeded, the loss is paid in full.

If a policy features a franchise expressed in money terms, there is no payment by the insurer if the total claim is below the franchise figure. If it is above the franchise figure, the agreed claim is [..]

A franchise is similar to a deductible in that the insurer makes no settlement if the total claim is below the franchise figure. However, if the claim is above the franchise figure, the claim [..]

A provision in freight insurance conditions which exempts the insurer from particular average losses, in any one accident, under 3%. The provision is waived if the loss is caused by fire, or [..]

Similar to an excess, but if the claim is for an amount higher than the franchise the full amount of the claim is paid.

A method of imposing a policy excess, where the insured is responsible to self insure losses up to an agreed amount. Where losses exceed this amount, any valid claim will be paid for the full amount of the loss.

A type of excess whereby claims under a certain amount are not paid. However, claims over the franchise amount are paid in full.

A method of imposing a policy excess, where the insured is responsible to self insure losses up to an agreed amount. Where losses exceed this amount, any valid claim will be paid for the full amount o [..]

A business scaling up technique where the learnings from one unit can successfully be used to grow the brand to multiple units. The concept owner is the franchisor, while the entity investing in the b [..]

An arrangement through which a company with a successful product or service agrees to allow other organisations to manufacture, distribute or sell that product or service, usually in exchange for a fe [..]

1) n. a right granted by the government to a person or corporation, such as a taxi permit, bus route, an airline's use of a public airport, business license or corporate existence. 2) n. the righ [..]

a long running series as well as characters that have been portrayed in many games

Legal arrangement whereby the owner of a trade name, the franchiser, contracts with a party that wants to use the name on a non-exclusive basis to sell goods or services, the franchisee. Frequently, t [..]

A licence granted by one company (franchisor) to another company/individual (franchisee), entitling the franchisee to produce/market a product/service in a specific area.

a business purchased as a turnkey operation, with everything in place

A special privilege conferred by a government on an individual or corporation to occupy and use the public ways and streets for benefit to the public at large. Local distribution companies typically have exclusive franchises for utility service granted by state or local governments.

the right to market a product or service, often exclusively for a specified area by a manufacturer, developer, or distributor in return for a fee

independently-owned hotel that appears to be part of chain and pays fee for this right of identity.

The service territory within which the Natural Gas utilities have been permitted to operate.

independent hotel or motel that has the right to use the brand name and pays for this right.

A form of business organisation in which a firm which already has a successful product or service (the franchisor) enters into a continuing contractual relationship with other businesses (franchisees) [..]

SEE freedom

a contractual vertical marketing system in which a franchisor licenses a franchisee to produce and market goods or services to criteria laid down by the franchisor in return for fees and/or royalties. [..]