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carte blanche
[ kahrt blanch, blahnch; French kart blahnsh ]
noun
- unconditional authority; full discretionary power:
It appears that the government has given the military carte blanche.
She was given carte blanche to decorate her room as she wished, perhaps an unwise decision by her parents.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a sheet of paper that is blank except for a signature and given by the signer to another person to write in what they please.
- Cards. a hand having no face card but with a special scoring value, as in piquet.
carte blanche
/ kart bl蓱虄蕛; 藞k蓱藧t 藞bl蓱藧nt蕛 /
noun
- complete discretion or authority
the government gave their negotiator carte blanche
- cards a piquet hand containing no court cards: scoring ten points
carte blanche
- To be given 鈥渃arte blanche鈥 is to receive the power and authority to do as one wishes: 鈥淭he prime minister herself did not take any action on the refugee issue but gave her minister of the interior carte blanche to deal with the situation.鈥 Carte blanche is French for 鈥渂lank card,鈥 meaning one that can be filled in as a person wishes.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of carte blanche1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of carte blanche1
Example Sentences
Schumer said a shutdown would have been catastrophic for Democrats policy goals, giving President Donald Trump's administration carte blanche to dismantle portions of the federal government they dislike.
I met with the publicist, with whom I had worked with many times, and I had carte blanche because she liked my photography.
They believe that they now have carte blanche to enact violence and intimidation in whatever way they think is in service to their largely patriarchal vision for the country.
PDA鈥檚 calendar primarily featured clown shows and workshops, though its carte blanche mentality also welcomed in sketch, improv, stand-up and readings.
On the campaign trail, Trump promised Kennedy carte blanche to 鈥済o wild鈥 on vaccines.
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