suffrage vs franchise
franchise vs suffragesuffrage and franchise both are nouns.
suffrage is not a verb while franchise is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| suffrage | Yes | No | No | No |
| franchise | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
franchise is a hypernym of
suffrage; that is, franchise is a
word with a broader meaning than suffrage:
- suffrage: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
- franchise: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
Other hypernyms of suffrage include
enfranchisement.
| suffrage (noun) | franchise (noun) |
|---|---|
| a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment | a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) |
| an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place | |
| a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area |
| suffrage (verb) | franchise (verb) |
|---|---|
| grant a franchise to |
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