franchise
n
1 [U] right to vote at public elections (公眾選舉的)投票權, 選舉權
system of universal adult franchise 全體成年人都享有選舉權的制度
Women were not given the franchise in Britain until the twentieth century. 英國婦女直到二十世紀才獲得選舉權.
2 [C] formal permission to sell a company's goods or services in a particular area (正式授予在某地區銷售某某公司的貨物或經營某業務的)特權, 特許
buy a fast-food, printing, etc franchise 購買經營快餐、 印刷等的特權
grant, withdraw a franchise 授予、 撤銷特權. franchise, v [Tn]
grant a franchise(2) to (sb) 授予(某人)特權.