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 right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
The voting system involving ballots available only at official polling places, prepared at public expense, containing the names of all candidates, and marked in secret at the polling places.