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CARTE BLANCHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carte blanche mean?
• CARTE BLANCHE (noun)
The noun CARTE BLANCHE has 1 sense:
1. complete freedom or authority to act
Familiarity information: CARTE BLANCHE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Complete freedom or authority to act
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("carte blanche" is a kind of...):
authorisation; authority; authorization; dominance; potency; say-so (the power or right to give orders or make decisions)
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