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Freedom vs Franchise - What's the difference?

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Freedom is a related term of franchise.


As nouns the difference between freedom and franchise

is that freedom is (uncountable) the state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved while franchise is franchise.

freedom

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
  • (countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
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  • Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
  • * Milton
  • I emboldened spake and freedom used.
  • Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.
  • Usage notes

    * The phrase "freedom from" can have as an object: fear, want, hunger, pain, disease, stress, depression, debt, poverty, necessity, violence, war, advertising, addiction, etc.

    Synonyms

    * liberty * license * exemption

    Antonyms

    * bondage * constraint

    Derived terms

    * academic freedom * degree of freedom * economic freedom * financial freedom * freedom fighter * freedom fries * freedom march * freedom of assembly * freedom of association * freedom of contract * freedom of expression * freedom of movement * freedom of petition * freedom of religion * freedom of speech * freedom of the air * freedom of the press * freedom of the seas * freedom ride * freedom rider * freedom to roam * individual freedom * let freedom ring * political freedom * unfreedom * non-freedom

    franchise

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

  • A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
  • * W. H. Seward
  • Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.
  • An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.
  • The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
  • McDonalds has exported its franchise .
  • A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
  • A legal exemption from jurisdiction.
  • The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.
  • The right to vote at a public election.
  • The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
  • * London Encyc.
  • Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals.
  • (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 .
  • (business, marketing) The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.
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  • The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe, including literary, film or television series from various sources.
  • the Star Wars franchise
  • Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
  • (Spenser)
  • (obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
  • (Chaucer)
    Synonyms
    * (business operating under franchise) franchisee
    Derived terms
    * franchisal * franchisee * franchise player * franchiser * franchise records * franchisor

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) franchisen, fraunchisen, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (franchis)
  • To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
  • (rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.