popular franchise

collocation in English

meaningsofpopularandfranchise

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popular
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒp.jə.lər/us
/ˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ/
liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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franchise
noun
uk
/ˈfræn.tʃaɪz/us
/ˈfræn.tʃaɪz/
a right to sell a company's products in a particular area using the ...
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(Definition ofpopularandfranchisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpopular franchise

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There is considerable disillusion in the minds of the public as to the results and benefits to be conferred by apopularfranchise.
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We have got apopularfranchise; but we still have the limitation which, of necessity, the possession of wealth allows.
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Its membership was increased to 84, of whom 75 were elected by various forms ofpopularfranchiseto represent the chiefs and peoples.
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Having got apopularfranchise, the absolutely necessary corrollary of that is that the people should be allowed to choose the men whom they want to serve them.
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Salisbury proposals for local government were based on a fear not of centralising monarchs but of the centralising tendencies of apopularfranchise.
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In almost every case, plural votes, although inconsistent at the present time, were consistent enough at the time of their origin, when you had not a system ofpopularfranchise.
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An education act passed in 1905 established school boards on apopularfranchiseand provided for the gradual introduction of compulsory education.
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Often, they are licensed games in which the publisher spends more money to acquire the rights to apopularfranchisethan funding the development studio.
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The setting is a mixture between the prehistoric and the futuristic, borrowing elements from numerous popular franchises of the time.
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This caused lengthy delays between releases, and closures among less popular franchises.
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