as in free hand
permission to do something in any way you choose to do it
We gave the decorator carte blanche to furnish the house.
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Recent Examples of carte blanche
Trump interpreted the results of November’s election as a mandate that gave him carte blanche to remake Washington.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
The cartels were given carte blanche access to the United States through the open-border system.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
Such a lineup is unknown territory for the festival, but Blanc was adamant not to deviate from the carte blanche principle for selections.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
Americans are far from willing to give Mr. Trump carte blanche.
—Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
The cartels were given carte blanche access to the United States through the open-border system.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
Such a lineup is unknown territory for the festival, but Blanc was adamant not to deviate from the carte blanche principle for selections.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
Americans are far from willing to give Mr. Trump carte blanche.
—Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carte blanche
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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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