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    carte blanche
    /kɑːt ˈblɑːnʃ/

    noun

    • 1. complete freedom to act as one wishes: "the architect given carte blanche to design the store"
    • 2. (in piquet) a hand containing no court cards as dealt.

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  2. 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.

  3. 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?

  4. 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.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCARTE BLANCHE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    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) Translations of carte blanche. in Chinese (Traditional) 全權, 絕對的自主權… See more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › carte-blancheCARTE BLANCHE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Carte blanche definition: unconditional authority; full discretionary power. See examples of CARTE BLANCHE used in a sentence.

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

    6 days ago · When you have carte blanche, pronounced "cart blahnch," you're free to do whatever you want. It was originally adopted by English speakers to mean "blank paper," and grew to have its current meaning in the late 1700s.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'carte blanche' - Collins Online Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. complete discretion or authority 2. cards a piquet hand containing no court cards: scoring ten points.... Click for more definitions.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncarte blanche - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of carte blanche noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. 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.”

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › carte_blanchecarte blanche - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 2, 2024 · carte blanche ( countable and uncountable, plural cartes blanches) Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority. A blank paper that is signed by some authority and given to a person to fill as they please.