Answer: franchise

AnswerCrossword Clue
FRANCHISEPro sports team, e.g.
franchisethe right to vote.
franchiseThe rights of citizenship
franchiseA business or service given such authorization to operate
franchiseThe right to vote
franchiseAn authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, e.g., providing a broadcasting service or acting as an agent for a company's products
franchiseliberty; the right to vote / to grant a franchise to
franchiseAn authorization given by a league to own a sports team
franchiseA professional sports team
franchiseA star player in a team