carte blanche
noun/ˌkɑːt ˈblɑːnʃ/
/ˌkɑːrt ˈblɑːnʃ/
[uncountable] (from French)- carte blanche (to do something) the complete freedom or authority to do whatever you like
- He was given carte blanche to say what he liked in the report.
- to have carte blanche
Word Originlate 17th cent.: French, literally ‘blank paper’ (i.e. a blank sheet on which to write whatever one wishes, particularly one's own terms for an agreement).Want to learn more?
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