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Definition of
carte blanche noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
carte blanche
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌkɑrt ˈblɑnʃ
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
from French
)
carte blanche
(to do something)
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the complete freedom or authority to do whatever you like
He was given carte blanche to write what he wanted to in the report.
to have carte blanche
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carte blanche
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