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Carte blanche
/kɑɹtˈblɑnʃ/
Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.
📖 Definitions of "Carte blanche"
noun
- 1
Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.
- 2
A blank paper that is signed by some authority and given to a person to fill as they please.
adverb
- 1
As an undifferentiated mass, without regard to distinctions; willy-nilly. (Possibly from confusion with another French phrase, en masse.)
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