Franchise vs Mainstream - What's the difference?
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As nouns the difference between franchise and mainstream is that franchise is franchise while mainstream is mainstream.
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.
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mainstream Adjective
( en adjective)
Used or accepted broadly rather than by a tiny fraction of a population or market.
- They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.
Synonyms
* (used or accepted broadly) common, usual, widespread, conventional
Coordinate terms
* fringe
Noun
( en noun)
That which is common; the norm.
- His ideas were well outside the mainstream , but he presented them intelligently, and we were impressed if not convinced.
Derived terms
*mainstreamism
Verb
( en verb)
To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.
- Mainstreaming''' has become more common in recent years, as studies have shown that many '''mainstreamed''' students with mild learning disabilities learn better than their non-'''mainstreamed counterparts.
To popularize, to normalize, to render .
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