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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Retailers, brands and mills have carte blanche to rename the solutions to fit their branding.
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Fairchild Studio, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Having defeated Gantz, the right now has carte blanche to lead the country according to its ideology.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2019
Over the years, many of these groups have operated with a carte blanche from local authorities.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
But giving the converts carte blanche over the party’s legislative agenda won’t fly either. ...
—Henry Olsen, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fairchild Studio, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Having defeated Gantz, the right now has carte blanche to lead the country according to its ideology.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2019
Over the years, many of these groups have operated with a carte blanche from local authorities.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
But giving the converts carte blanche over the party’s legislative agenda won’t fly either. ...
—Henry Olsen, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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