franchise vs police

A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government. 

The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette. 

An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership. 

The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship. 

A legal exemption from jurisdiction. 

The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization. 

The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority. 

The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary. 

The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand. 

Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty. 

The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area. 

A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee. 

A public agency charged with enforcing laws and maintaining public order, usually being granted special privileges to do so, particularly 

The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers; (regional, chiefly US, Caribbean, Jamaica, Scotland, countable) an individual police officer. 

Any of the formally enacted law enforcement agencies at various levels of government. 

A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory. 

A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement. 

People who try to enforce norms or standards as if granted authority similar to the police. 

Cleanup of a military facility, as a formal duty.