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
She was given carte blanche to invite a range of guests from across the fashion spectrum, from independent designers to activists.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
Once Riyadh believed that the carte blanche had been withdrawn, diplomacy became their best option.
—Trita Parsi, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2023
Were you given carte blanche and just told to find the best person?
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
That provision, critics assert, handed thieves a de facto carte blanche to plunder beleaguered retail outlets with near impunity.
—Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 23 July 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
Once Riyadh believed that the carte blanche had been withdrawn, diplomacy became their best option.
—Trita Parsi, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2023
Were you given carte blanche and just told to find the best person?
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
That provision, critics assert, handed thieves a de facto carte blanche to plunder beleaguered retail outlets with near impunity.
—Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 23 July 2024
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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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