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'''Franchise''' generally means a right or privilege. It may refer to:
*[[Suffrage]], the civil right to vote
*[[Franchising]]: A business method that involves the licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business, such as:
**[[Chain store]], retail outlets which share a brand and central management
**An [[exclusive right]], for example to sell branded merchandise.
**[[Media franchise]], ownership of the characters and setting of a film, video game, book, etc., particularly in North American usage
*A [[government-granted monopoly]], e.g. a "cable franchise"
*[[Franchise (short story)]], a 1955 short story by Isaac Asimov
*[[Dem Franchize Boyz]], an American hip hop group from Atlanta.
;In '''sport''':
* In [[professional sports league organization]] in North America, a professional sports team.
** A "[[franchise player]]" is one who plays in this system.
** A "[[franchise tag]]" is a free agent player, specifically in the US National Football League.
==See also==
* [[The Franchise (disambiguation)]]
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