carte blanche
noun
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plural cartes blanches\ ˈkärt(s)-ˈblänch
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Definition of carte blanche
: full discretionary (see discretion sense 1a) power
was given carte blanche to furnish the house
Examples of carte blanche in a Sentence
We gave the decorator carte blanche to furnish the house.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bhojwani figures that gives him carte blanche to innovate. — National Geographic, "Here’s why every foodie you know is heading to Peru," 19 July 2019 Smaller towns such as Reyhanli became in effect rear-guard bases for rebel factions, which were given carte blanche (as well as armed support) to regularly traverse the border to fight the loyalist forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad. — Umar Farooq, Los Angeles Times, "Anti-refugee sentiment grows in Turkey as government begins to send Syrians back," 25 July 2019 Elton John himself signed off on Martin’s involvement, giving Martin carte blanche to reconstruct his music at will. — Allegra Frank, Vox, "Rocketman’s music director explains why you shouldn’t compare it to Bohemian Rhapsody," 17 June 2019 If one of those investors was a car or liquor company, does that give them carte blanche to use these songs in their advertisements? — Karen Bliss, Billboard, "Behind the Meteoric Rise of Merck Mercuriadis' Hipgnosis and Why He'd Like to 'Abolish the Word Publishing': Q&A," 6 June 2019 So writer-director Rian Johnson pretty much had carte blanche for his next project. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Rian Johnson trades in lightsabers for postmodern whodunnit Knives Out," 2 July 2019 According to the PragerU lawsuit, human reviewers appear to enjoy carte blanche to block flagged content. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Big Tech in the Dock," 5 Sep. 2018 Chanel Spring 2009 Haute Couture Karl Lagerfeld started his Spring 2009 couture collection for Chanel with carte blanche—literally. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "In Honor of Beyoncé’s September Cover, the Best Floral Headpieces on the Runway," 7 Aug. 2018 Liberal groups that stood to benefit from state grants for homeowner programs sued, and Mr. Brown argued that the Legislature had given him carte blanche to spend the funds. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "California’s Mortgage Raid," 23 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'carte blanche.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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carte blanche
noun
English Language Learners Definition of carte blanche
: permission to do something in any way you choose to do it
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