C2 noun #77,691 most common

carte blanche

UK /kɑɹtˈblɑnʃ/ | US /kɑɹtˈblɑnʃ/

Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.

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  • (noun) Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.
  • (noun) A blank paper that is signed by some authority and given to a person to fill as they please.
  • (adverb) As an undifferentiated mass, without regard to distinctions; willy-nilly. (Possibly from confusion with another French phrase, en masse.)

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.
  2. 2
    noun A blank paper that is signed by some authority and given to a person to fill as they please.
  3. 3
    adverb As an undifferentiated mass, without regard to distinctions; willy-nilly. (Possibly from confusion with another French phrase, en masse.)

Synonyms

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