noun
1 permission to sell sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ fast-food , rail ( BrE ), sports ( AmE ), television ( BrE ), etc.
▪ film ( BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE )
▪ successful
VERB + FRANCHISE
▪ have , hold ( esp. BrE ), own
▪
the company that holds the ~ for the south-east of the country
▪ acquire , buy , get , win
▪
The company has just won a television ~.
▪ operate , run
▪
He runs a local pizza ~.
▪ build , expand (both esp. AmE )
▪ award (sb) , give sb , grant sb
▪
The ~ was awarded to a French company.
▪ sell
▪
TV ~s will be sold to the highest bidder.
▪ lose
▪
The licensee lost its ~ to Carlton TV.
FRANCHISE + NOUN
▪ system
▪ business , company , operation
▪ holder ( esp. BrE ), owner
▪ agreement
▪ auction , bid (both BrE )
▪ fee
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
The diving school has acquired a ~ for scuba equipment.
PHRASES
▪ on a ~ basis ( BrE )
▪
Catering in the schools is run on a ~ basis.
2 ( formal ) right to vote in elections
ADJECTIVE
▪ democratic
▪ universal
▪
the fight for a universal ~
▪ limited , restricted
▪ parliamentary
VERB + FRANCHISE
▪ qualify for
▪
It was decided that all men in the armed forces should qualify for the ~.
▪ exercise
▪
He had to exercise the ~ on behalf of other council members.
▪ extend , widen
▪
The ~ was later extended to all adults over eighteen.