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Franchise generally means ''a right or privilege''. It may refer to:

Suffrage , the civil right to vote

Franchising , the licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business

--- Chain Store , retail outlets sharing a brand whether owned by a single company or through franchises

-- Restaurant Chain , a chain store restaurant

An Exclusive Right

---A Government-granted Monopoly , e.g. a ''cable franchise''

A Media Franchise , ownership of the characters and setting of a film, video game, book, etc.

A Sports Franchise , particularly in North American usage

A system of Professional Sports League Organization

Franchise (book) , a 1989 novel by Isaac Asimov

Professional wrestler Shane Douglas was known as ''The Franchise''

SEE ALSO

Citizenship

Right-of-way