Liberty vs Franchise - What's the difference?
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The condition of being free from control or restrictions.
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The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
Freedom from excessive government control.
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A breach of social convention (often liberties ).
A local government unit in medieval England – see .
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
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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.
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.
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(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.
(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.
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
(obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.
(rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
Liberty is a related term of franchise.
As nouns the difference between liberty and franchise
is that liberty is the condition of being free from control or restrictions while franchise is franchise.liberty
English
(wikipedia liberty)Noun
Freedom fighter, passage=[Edmund] Burke continued to fight for liberty later on in life. He backed Americans in their campaign for freedom from British taxation. He supported Catholic freedoms and freer trade with Ireland, in spite of his constituents’ ire. He wanted more liberal laws on the punishment of debtors.}}
We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys, passage=The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty .}}
Synonyms
* freedom * independenceDerived terms
* at liberty * liberty of conscience * take liberties * take the libertyExternal links
* * English abstract nouns ----franchise
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Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
- Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people.
- McDonalds has exported its franchise .
- Churches and monasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals.
- The Whalers' home city of Hartford was one of many for the franchise .
- the Star Wars franchise
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