Suffrage, the civil right to vote

Franchising: A business method that involves the licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business.

In professional sports league organization in North America, a professional sports team.

A government-granted monopoly, e.g. a "cable franchise"

An exclusive right, for example to sell branded merchandise.

Chain store, retail outlets which share a brand and central management

A "franchise tag" is a free agent player, specifically in the US National Football League.

Media franchise, ownership of the characters and setting of a film, video game, book, etc., particularly in North American usage

Dem Franchize Boyz, an American hip hop group from Atlanta.

A "franchise player" is one who plays in this system.

Franchise (short story), a 1955 short story by Isaac Asimov