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- Dictionarycarte blanche/kɑːt ˈblɑːnʃ/
noun
- 1. complete freedom to act as one wishes: "the architect given carte blanche to design the store"
- 2. (in piquet) a hand containing no court cards as dealt.
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complete freedom to do something: give someone carte blanche Congress has effectively given the president carte blanche. carte blanche toThe landlord has given her carte blanche to redecorate the living room. have carte blancheThey seem to feel they have carte blanche to do whatever they like. More examplesFewer examples.
The meaning of CARTE BLANCHE is full discretionary power. How to use carte blanche in a sentence. Did you know?
Carte blanche definition: unconditional authority; full discretionary power. See examples of CARTE BLANCHE used in a sentence.
Carte blanche is complete freedom. If a dozen seven-year-olds were given carte blanche to spend the day doing whatever they wanted, things might get a little crazy. When you have carte blanche, pronounced "cart blahnch," you're free to do whatever you want.
noun [ S or U ] us / ˌkɑːrt ˈblɑːnʃ / uk / ˌkɑːt ˈblɑ̃ːʃ / Add to word list. complete freedom to do something: give someone carte blanche Congress has effectively given the president carte blanche. carte blanche to The landlord has given her carte blanche to redecorate the living room.
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
noun [ U ] uk / ˌkɑːtˈblɑːnʃ / us. Add to word list. complete freedom to do what you want: [ + to do sth ] She was given carte blanche to make whatever changes she wanted. (Definition of carte blanche from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of carte blanche. in Chinese (Traditional) 全權, 絕對的自主權… See more.
If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right. They gave him carte blanche to make decisions. American English : carte blanche / kɑrt ˈblɒnʃ /
To be given “carte blanche” is to receive the power and authority to do as one wishes: “The 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.” Carte blanche is French for “blank card,” meaning one that can be filled in as a person wishes.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) complete discretion or authority: the government gave their negotiator carte blanche. 2. (Card Games) cards a piquet hand containing no court cards: scoring ten points. [C18: from French: blank paper]
