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carte blanche1707, blank paper, French, literally "white paper" (see card (n.) + blank (adj.)); figurative sense of "full discretionary power" is from 1766.
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carte blancheDefinition Permission to select any available choice in making a given decision.
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carte blancheCarte Blanche is a French word which means “blank card.” It can be a signed, blank instrument that is filled out at an agent's discretion. In other words, the signature of an individual or more, [..]
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carte blancheA blank cheque signed by the giver, but left to be filled in by the receiver, with a sum of money drawn on the bank-account of the giver. Power to act at discretion in an affair placed under your char [..]
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