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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.
The meaning of CARTE BLANCHE is full discretionary power. How to use carte blanche in a sentence. Did you know?
(kɑːʳt blɒnʃ) uncountable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive] 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. [+ to-infinitive] She was given carte blanche with the redecoration. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s 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.
Carte blanche definition: unconditional authority; full discretionary power. See examples of CARTE BLANCHE used in a sentence.
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.
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