Carte blanche

noun

/kɑɹtˈblɑnʃ/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounUnlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.

2.nounA blank paper that is signed by some authority and given to a person to fill as they please.

3.adverbAs an undifferentiated mass, without regard to distinctions; willy-nilly. (Possibly from confusion with another French phrase, en masse.)

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