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charter Definition

char·ter (c̸härt′ər)

noun

  1. a franchise or written grant of specified rights made by a government or ruler to a person, corporation, etc.
    1. a document setting forth the aims and principles of a united group, as of nations
    2. the constitution of a city, setting forth its governmental organization and powers
    3. the Charter of the United Nations
  3. a document by which a society authorizes the organization of a local chapter or lodge
  4. a special privilege or exemption
    1. the hire or lease of a ship, bus, airplane, etc.
    2. the agreement governing this
  6. Eng. Law an instrument, esp. a deed

Etymology: ME chartre < OFr < L chartula, dim. of charta: see card

transitive verb

  1. to grant a charter to
  2. to hire or lease by charter
  3. to hire for exclusive use

charter Related Forms

char′·terer noun

charter Synonyms

charter

n.

  1. A written grant

    franchise, license, grant, authorization; see permission, permit.

  2. The constitution of an organization or city

    code, covenant, compact, contract; see agreement 3, law 2, treaty.

charter Synonyms

charter

v.

  1. To license

    authorize, sanction, franchise, establish; see allow 1, approve 1, organize 2.

  2. To hire

    lease, contract, engage; see borrow 1, rent 2. See syn. study at hire.

charter Law Definition

n

  1. A formal document by which a sovereign or a government grants rights, powers, and privileges to a person, business, or the people.
  2. The highest law of any organization. See also articles of incorporation and by-law.
  3. The lease or rental of an airplane, bus, ship, or similar mode of transportation.
corporate charter
  1. A legislative act that establishes a corporation (including its purpose and basic governing structure) or defines a corporate franchise.
  2. See certificate of incorporation.
  3. See articles of incorporation.
Great Charter
See Magna Carta.

charter Usage Examples

Object

yacht: Travel information We will charter the yachts from Saturday to Saturday.

Converse of object

  • skipper: They are fine examples of the class and are offered for bareboat or skippered charter.
  • grant: He was granted a charter to the lands by James VI in 1610 13.
  • violate: Similarly, using any GIGER server to post advertisements or messages that violate the charter of any newsgroup or mailing list is prohibited.

Adjective modifier

  • royal: A royal charter was granted to the hospital in 1758.
  • Anglo-Saxon: The Anglo-Saxon charters are also a rich source ( yet to be extracted ).
  • un: No government has transposed the UN charter into national law, for example.
  • spurious: The boundaries attached to a spurious charter attributed to Edgar ( Cart.

Modifies a noun

  • flight: Charter flights provide a further option from some UK airports.
  • airline: Some charter airlines operate seasonal services from the UK to coastal airports.
  • yacht: All our charter yachts are fully equipped for cruising in comfort and have full safety, navigational and domestic equipment.
  • flight-only: Book cheap flights to Tenerife online with Avro, the UK's leading charter flight-only company.
  • boat: The charter boat Lady Helen was waiting for us.
  • skipper: No injuries occurred to the divers but the competence of the charter boat skippers operating in the area was called into question.

Noun used with modifier

  • bareboat: It had taken a bareboat charter of the vessel from September 2004.
  • bought-in: It should be noted that most scheduled air tickets and bought-in charter flights are non-transferable and name changes are not permitted.
  • yacht: Car hire, boat and yacht charter can be arranged.
  • cross-strait: The following are the ROC government¡¦s position on the 2005 Lunar New Year cross-strait charter flights.
  • dive: Keith & Pearl Thomson - Boat hire & dive boat charters of Scapa Flow.

Preposition: of

incorporation: In 1848, under the terms of the Municipal Corporation Act of 1835, the town received a charter of incorporation.