[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government:a franchise to operate a bus system.", "the right or license granted by a company to an individual or group to market its products or services in a specific territory.", "a store, restaurant, or other business operating under such a license.", "the territory over which such a license extends.", "the right to vote:to guarantee the franchise of every citizen.", "a privilege arising from the grant of a sovereign or government, or from prescription, which presupposes a grant.", "Sports.the right to own or operate a professional sports team as a member of a league.a professional sports team.a player of great talent or popular appeal, considered vitally important to a team's or future.", "the right to own or operate a professional sports team as a member of a league.", "a professional sports team.", "a player of great talent or popular appeal, considered vitally important to a team's or future.", "a set of creative works and related merchandise that share a fictional world, as films, television shows, books, or games:the Star Wars franchise;the Pokémon franchise.", "a legal immunity or exemption from a particular burden, exaction, or the like.", "Obsolete.freedom, especially from imprisonment, servitude, or moral restraint."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to grant (an individual, company, etc.) a franchise:The corporation has just franchised our local dealer.", "enfranchisenone ."]}]