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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Over the years, many of these groups have operated with a carte blanche from local authorities.
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Tess Owen, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
But giving the converts carte blanche over the party’s legislative agenda won’t fly either. ...
—Henry Olsen, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
Trump will give Netanyahu carte blanche to prosecute the wars against Hamas and Hezbollah with even fewer guardrails.
—Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
But here was an opportunity to basically have carte blanche.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
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Tess Owen, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
But giving the converts carte blanche over the party’s legislative agenda won’t fly either. ...
—Henry Olsen, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
Trump will give Netanyahu carte blanche to prosecute the wars against Hamas and Hezbollah with even fewer guardrails.
—Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
But here was an opportunity to basically have carte blanche.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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