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as in rented
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
charter a boat
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as in enabled
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
President Kennedy also encouraged a strong business-government partnership, beyond commercial contracts for government programs, by initiating COMSAT (Communications Satellite Corporation) as privately chartered.
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The Institute for Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at GSU was chartered in 1994, although its history reaches back to the 1970s.
—Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The Swiss cruise line chartered seven flights and bought large groups of seats on commercial planes to repatriate over 1,500 guests stuck on the MSC Euribia in Dubai, according to the cruise line.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit was filed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit chartered by Congress.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
More recently, heiress Paris Hilton and her husband, billionaire Carter Reum, chartered an 80-foot sailing cat, proving that Sunreef really is hot.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
Continuing to expand its membership, ANG chartered the Wire Service Guild (now the News Media Guild) as an autonomous union local in March 1958, initially including members from the three wire services at the time—International News Service, United Press, and Associated Press.
—Errol Salamon, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
Secretary of State Rubio said military and chartered flights would be used.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Formula 1 has chartered flights to ensure key team staff arrive on time for this weekend’s 2026 Australian Grand Prix, after the ongoing conflict in the Middle East heavily disrupted travel through the region.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The Institute for Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at GSU was chartered in 1994, although its history reaches back to the 1970s.
—Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The Swiss cruise line chartered seven flights and bought large groups of seats on commercial planes to repatriate over 1,500 guests stuck on the MSC Euribia in Dubai, according to the cruise line.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit was filed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit chartered by Congress.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
More recently, heiress Paris Hilton and her husband, billionaire Carter Reum, chartered an 80-foot sailing cat, proving that Sunreef really is hot.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
Continuing to expand its membership, ANG chartered the Wire Service Guild (now the News Media Guild) as an autonomous union local in March 1958, initially including members from the three wire services at the time—International News Service, United Press, and Associated Press.
—Errol Salamon, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
Secretary of State Rubio said military and chartered flights would be used.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Formula 1 has chartered flights to ensure key team staff arrive on time for this weekend’s 2026 Australian Grand Prix, after the ongoing conflict in the Middle East heavily disrupted travel through the region.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartered
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Bikes can be rented there as well.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Jeep was a rental with North Carolina license plates, but police do not know where it was rented from.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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That vision of worldwide economic and cultural interdependence that enabled the proliferation of biennials in the ’90s has been steadily eroding amid the recent rise in nativism and far-right movements in the United States and Europe.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Though Farrukhsiyar was emperor, the real authority during his reign rested largely with the powerful Sayyid brothers, whose military backing had enabled his accession.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The relationship healed after Howard was hired as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2019.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The invader is a skillful art restorer, Lori Butler (Michaela Coel), who’s been hired by Julian’s greedy children, Barnaby (James Corden) and Sallie (Jessica Gunning), to work, or pose, as their father’s new assistant.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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There’s also been little, if any, crossover for MLB teams to the affiliate networks, once again because of the expense and number of games, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the confidential registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission.—
Bernard Condon,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The bureau is still empowered to force action and impose serious financial penalties.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Your subtle 12th house and your nurturing 4th house are empowered by today’s Mercury-Jupiter trine.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit claims that Missouri lawmakers used no rational basis to categorize which counties qualified for a 5% cap, a freeze or neither.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Their battle is viewed as so wide open with just over eight weeks till the June 2 primary that the county Democratic Party declared each of the four candidates — all Democrats — qualified but declined to pick one.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Under their original agreement, fans were going to be able to use the Sora app to create their own AI versions of 200-plus Disney characters like Iron Man, Cinderella and Mickey Mouse licensed to OpenAI that would be populated on Disney+.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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In Alabama, meanwhile, a lawsuit that has been ongoing since 2023 challenges a regulation requiring birth centers — facilities where midwives oversee deliveries and administer pre- and postnatal care — to be licensed as hospitals.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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For example, Vermont legislators have introduced legislation requiring that tech products used in school be registered and certified with the Secretary of State to prove limited data collection and the absence of addictive algorithms.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The project was green-certified by BREEAM.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chartered. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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