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  1. The meaning of CARTE BLANCHE is full discretionary power. How to use carte blanche in a sentence. Did you know?

  2. noun [ S or U ] uk / ˌkɑːt ˈblɑ̃ːʃ / us / ˌkɑːrt ˈblɑːnʃ / 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.

  3. Carte blanche definition: unconditional authority; full discretionary power. See examples of CARTE BLANCHE used in a sentence.

  4. 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.

  5. 6 days ago · carte blanche ( countable and uncountable, plural cartes blanches) Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority. A blank paper that is signed by some authority and given to a person to fill as they please.

  6. 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

  7. 4 days ago · When you have carte blanche, pronounced "cart blahnch," you're free to do whatever you want. It was originally adopted by English speakers to mean "blank paper," and grew to have its current meaning in the late 1700s.

  8. 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 /

  9. CARTE BLANCHE meaning: permission to do something in any way you choose to do it.

  10. 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.

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