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carte blanche definition

carte· blanche (kärt′ bläns̸h′; Fr kȧrt bläns̸h′)

  1. full authority
  2. freedom to do as one wishes

Etymology: Fr, lit., white card, i.e., paper bearing only a person's signature, allowing the bearer to fill in conditions

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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