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
Such a lineup is unknown territory for the festival, but Blanc was adamant not to deviate from the carte blanche principle for selections.
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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
But that does not accord the president carte blanche.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Yonezawa has carte blanche, and her resulting artwork is to be unveiled some time later this year.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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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
But that does not accord the president carte blanche.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025
Yonezawa has carte blanche, and her resulting artwork is to be unveiled some time later this year.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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