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
This is nothing less than carte blanche for Putin's genocidal imperialism.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Van Beirendonck, who was given carte blanche for the collaboration, spent 18 months developing the designs.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
The French luxury house has since 2019 annually been giving a female artist carte blanche to design a work to mark the day.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
However, carte blanche dismissing something that’s meaningful to you (the eye-rolling) isn’t a great way forward.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Van Beirendonck, who was given carte blanche for the collaboration, spent 18 months developing the designs.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
The French luxury house has since 2019 annually been giving a female artist carte blanche to design a work to mark the day.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
However, carte blanche dismissing something that’s meaningful to you (the eye-rolling) isn’t a great way forward.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carte blanche
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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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