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noun
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carte blanche
UK /kɑɹtˈblɑnʃ/
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US /kɑɹtˈblɑnʃ/
Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.
carte blanche in 30 Seconds
- (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
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noun Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.
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2
noun A blank paper that is signed by some authority and given to a person to fill as they please.
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adverb As an undifferentiated mass, without regard to distinctions; willy-nilly. (Possibly from confusion with another French phrase, en masse.)
Synonyms
blank check
proxy in blank
Summary
Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.
- (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.)
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