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
The brand gave him carte blanche to direct her in a teaser for its Métiers d’Art show in Hangzhou, China, last December.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
In response, city leaders hired former NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton to run the force and gave him carte blanche to clean house.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
As lawmakers in Wisconsin and Illinois have demonstrated, partisan gerrymandering is a bipartisan pursuit when the party in power has carte blanche to pick its own voters.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 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
See All Example Sentences for carte blanche
Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
In response, city leaders hired former NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton to run the force and gave him carte blanche to clean house.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
As lawmakers in Wisconsin and Illinois have demonstrated, partisan gerrymandering is a bipartisan pursuit when the party in power has carte blanche to pick its own voters.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 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
See All Example Sentences for carte blanche
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carte blanche
Noun
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Interlace the fingers of one hand with the toes of the opposite foot and gently massage the bottom of your feet with the thumb of your free hand.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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And his objective for this Mideast trip – to do lots of deals – will clash with Israeli priorities, namely to employ a completely free hand against Hamas and to see Iran’s nuclear program dismantled.—
Dina Kraft,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Teams like the Yankees and Dodgers will be willing to write him a blank check if given the opportunity.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Noem’s purse included some major belongings, including $3,000 in cash, her DHS access badge, passport, driver’s license, blank checks and keys.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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