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  • 51Free State of Prussia (1918-1933) — Infobox Former Subdivision native name = Freistaat Preußen conventional long name = Free State of Prussia common name = Prussia continent = Europe subdivision = State nation = Weimar Republic era = Interwar period| year start = 1918 date start =… …

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  • 52franchise — franchisable, adj. franchisability, n. franchisement /fran chuyz meuhnt, chiz /, n. /fran chuyz/, n., v., franchised, franchising. n. 1. a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to… …

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  • 53franchise — [13] Originally, franchise meant ‘freedom’ (as it still does in French today): ‘We will for our franchise fight and for our land’, Robert of Gloucester’s Chronicle 1297. Gradually, though, it became more specialized in sense, narrowing down via… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 54franchise — [13] Originally, franchise meant ‘freedom’ (as it still does in French today): ‘We will for our franchise fight and for our land’, Robert of Gloucester’s Chronicle 1297. Gradually, though, it became more specialized in sense, narrowing down via… …

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  • 55free and equal — As used in a constitutional provision that election shall be free and equal, the word free means that every one entitled to vote should have a reasonable opportunity to do so, a reasonable manner of doing so, etc., and the word equal means that… …

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  • 56free and equal — As used in a constitutional provision that election shall be free and equal, the word free means that every one entitled to vote should have a reasonable opportunity to do so, a reasonable manner of doing so, etc., and the word equal means that… …

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  • 57franchise — fran•chise [[t]ˈfræn tʃaɪz[/t]] n. v. chised, chis•ing 1) gov a privilege conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system[/ex] 2) cvs spo a) the right or license granted by a company to an… …

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  • 58Free Burma Rangers — The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) are a pro active, pro democracy humanitarian group who work throughout Burma (also known as Myanmar) but concentrate primarily on the heavily forested border region, delivering emergency medical assistance to sick and …

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  • 59franchise — /ˈfræntʃaɪz / (say franchuyz) noun 1. the rights of a citizen, especially the right to vote: * Any proposal to change the voting system in the Upper House away from statewide franchise to an electorate based system will effectively mean that… …

  • 60franchise — n. & v. n. 1 a the right to vote at State (esp. parliamentary) elections. b the principle of qualification for this. 2 full membership of a corporation or State; citizenship. 3 authorization granted to an individual or group by a company to sell… …

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