CHARTERED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

chartered

verb

past tense of charter

as in rented

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum charter a boat

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British to give official or legal power to a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant

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Recent Examples of chartered Rams players, however, are arriving in Melbourne just one day before the game, while their opponents chartered a plane last week and have already been acclimating to the 17-hour time zone difference. — Jessica Golden, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 When Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso pardoned Posada and released him from prison in August 2004, Gonzalez flew him to Honduras, on a plane chartered by Alvarez. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Reports that Liverpool chartered their own jet are incorrect. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress to guard public buildings, challenged the construction of the project. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Our hunting and conservation editor and his buddies chartered a helicopter to fly into an area of public land that was surrounded by private ranches. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 The twin-engine Cessna was operated by Security Aviation and had been chartered to fly from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, located about 40 miles south of Goodnews Bay, according to KTUU. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The agency had chartered the plane, which crashed Thursday near its destination, the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles west of Anchorage. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The 180-foot Elena of London can be chartered during this year’s Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, giving you the chance to compete in one of the Mediterranean’s largest and most prestigious regattas. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026

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For more than 20 years, the touring musician rented an apartment in Lower Manhattan but owned his vacation home in Vail, Colorado.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
The couple rented the apartment in 1980 after Farmer saw a listing in the Village Voice.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026

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The Colombian military veterans had been hired as security contractors by the Doral-area firm Counter Terrorist Unit and its affiliate, Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy, collectively known as CTU.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Commissioners hired Sean Newton as Downs’ replacement in March but fired him just five months later in a 3-2 vote.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

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So on Monday, Nvidia said it’s authorized an additional $150 billion to its share buyback program.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
All the officials were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity about the behind-the-scenes diplomatic negotiations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of authorized

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In other words, these firms believe Dodd-Frank empowered the CFTC to become a regulator of activities that resemble sports betting.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026
And in May, OMB rocked the scientific community by proposing a rewrite to the bedrock guidance for all federal contracts that deemphasized peer review and empowered political appointees in driving decisions.

— STAT, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of empowered

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To determine whether there was a reason to look further, researchers searched digital archives for existing investigations, finding 20 studies that qualified as suitable.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Lyntris has now qualified a domestic source for the component as Raytheon ramps up radar manufacturing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of qualified

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Ask whether teachers are fully licensed in Arkansas and accessible to students on a daily basis.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Under the exclusive deal, Novo licensed Nanexa’s technology in up to five development programs covering different drug administration frequencies, with the companies targeting monthly and quarterly administration.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of licensed

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However, a majority of those instructors are certified to teach a different grade level or subject area, said Jeff Smith, the program director for teacher certification at the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

— Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 21 Sep. 2026
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) says it will be certified without requiring additional underground nuclear testing.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

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