Distributor vs. Franchise — What's the Difference?

A distributor, also commonly known as a dizzy, is an enclosed rotating shaft used in spark-ignition internal combustion engines that have mechanically timed ignition. The distributor's main function is to route secondary, or high voltage, current from the ignition coil to the spark plugs in the correct firing order, and for the correct amount of time.

A privilege or right granted by law, especially the right to vote in the election of public officials.

An agent who supplies goods to retailers

A special privilege given by government to a corporation or an individual to engage in a particular activity using public facilities, especially to provide a public service such as transportation or communications.

A device in a petrol engine for passing electric current to each spark plug in turn.

The establishment of a corporation, including the granting of certain privileges such as exemption from individual liability for the acts of the corporation.

One that distributes, especially a device that applies electric current in proper sequence to the spark plugs of an engine.

Authorization granted to someone to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a certain area.

One that markets or sells merchandise, especially a wholesaler.

A business or group of businesses established or operated under such authorization.

One who or that which distributes.

A brand name under which a series of products is released.

A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.

The territory or limits within which immunity, a privilege, or a right may be exercised.

A machine for distributing type.

A professional sports team.

An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.

To grant a franchise to.

One that distributes; a distributer;

The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage, suffragette.

Someone who markets merchandise

A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.

A person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion

An acknowledgment of a corporation's existence and ownership.

A company that markets merchandise;

The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.

Electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence

A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.

A legal exemption from jurisdiction.

The membership of a corporation or state; citizenship.

The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.

(sports) The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.

The positive influence on the buying behavior of customers exerted by the reputation of a company or a brand.

The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.

Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

(obsolete) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.

(transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.

To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.

Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.

A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an immunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the right to vote.

The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.

Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.

To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.

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

A statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

Grant a franchise to