English Dictionary

franchise

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用

The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette. / A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.

日本語の意味

選挙権（公的選挙や国民投票において投票する権利） / 政府によって公式に個人、団体、または企業に与えられた権利、特権

After years of campaigning, women finally secured the franchise in national elections.

何年もの運動の末、女性たちはついに国政選挙での選挙権を獲得した。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

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

Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.

意味（3）

An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.

意味（4）

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

McDonald’s has exported its franchise.

意味（5）

A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.

意味（6）

A legal exemption from jurisdiction.

意味（7）

The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.

意味（8）

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

Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals.

意味（9）

(sports) 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 Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise.

意味（10）

(business, marketing) The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.

Once a brand has established a consumer franchise and a brand image, it takes a long time for these to decay, as the image is maintained more by people's personal familiarity with and usage of the brand than by external marketing stimuli.

意味（11）

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 Star Wars franchise

意味（12）

Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

Ye[…]the love of ladies foule defame; To whom the world this franchise ever yeelded, That of their loves choise they might freedom clame.

意味（13）

(obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.

franchises （ plural ）