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carte blanche
[kahrt blanch, blahnch, k
noun
plural
cartes blanchesunconditional authority; full discretionary power.
It appears that the government has given the military carte blanche.
She was given carte blanche to decorate her room as she wished, perhaps an unwise decision by her parents.
Synonyms: , , ,a sheet of paper that is blank except for a signature and given by the signer to another person to write in what they please.
Cards.Ìýa hand having no face card but with a special scoring value, as in piquet.
carte blanche
/ kart blɑ̃ʃ, ˈkÉ‘Ët ˈblÉ‘Ëntʃ /
noun
complete discretion or authority
the government gave their negotiator carte blanche
cards a piquet hand containing no court cards: scoring ten points
carte blanche
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.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of carte blanche1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of carte blanche1
Example Sentences
Immigration agents have been acting as though they have carte blanche to detain people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, conducting raids that have sometimes swept up American citizens.
Outside of that, I was given carte blanche and I could just play.
His administration has rolled out a carte blanche attack on Latinos.
Schumer said a shutdown would have been catastrophic for Democrats policy goals, giving President Donald Trump's administration carte blanche to dismantle portions of the federal government they dislike.
I met with the publicist, with whom I had worked with many times, and I had carte blanche because she liked my photography.
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