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    carte blanche
    /kärt ˈblänSH/

    noun

    • 1. complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best: "we were given carte blanche"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › carte blancheCarte blanche Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CARTE BLANCHE is full discretionary power. How to use carte blanche in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCARTE BLANCHE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ S or U ] uk / ˌkɑːt ˈblɑ̃ːʃ / us / ˌkɑːrt ˈblɑːnʃ / Add to word list. complete freedom to do something: give someone carte blanche Congress has effectively given the president carte blanche. carte blanche to The landlord has given her carte blanche to redecorate the living room.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › carte blancheCarte blanche - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Carte blanche is complete freedom. If a dozen seven-year-olds were given carte blanche to spend the day doing whatever they wanted, things might get a little crazy. When you have carte blanche, pronounced "cart blahnch," you're free to do whatever you want.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCARTE BLANCHE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right. They gave him carte blanche to make decisions. American English : carte blanche / kɑrt ˈblɒnʃ /

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCARTE BLANCHE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ S or U ] us / ˌkɑːrt ˈblɑːnʃ / uk / ˌkɑːt ˈblɑ̃ːʃ / Add to word list. complete freedom to do something: give someone carte blanche Congress has effectively given the president carte blanche. carte blanche to The landlord has given her carte blanche to redecorate the living room.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncarte blanche noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    carte blanche (to do something) the complete freedom or authority to do whatever you like. He was given carte blanche to say what he liked in the report. to have carte blanche

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of carte blanche – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

    carte blanche. noun [ U ] uk / ˌkɑːtˈblɑːnʃ / us. Add to word list. complete freedom to do what you want: [ + to do sth ] She was given carte blanche to make whatever changes she wanted. (Definition of carte blanche from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  9. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › carte-blancheCarte Blanche - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

    From the French, meaning ‘white (or blank) paper’ – the military term for surrender. The term was previously ‘charte blanche’. It is first recorded by Raby in 1707 (reprinted in the Hearne Collection, 1886): “Who sent Chart Blanch to make a Peace.”.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › carteCarte blanche Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    CARTE BLANCHE meaning: permission to do something in any way you choose to do it.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'carte blanche' - Collins Online...

    A complete guide to the word "CARTE BLANCHE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.