ALL meanings of carte blanche
carte Blanche
C c - uncountable noun carte blanche If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right. 3
- noun carte blanche complete discretion or authority 3
- noun carte blanche a piquet hand containing no court cards: scoring ten points 3
- noun carte blanche full authority 3
- noun carte blanche freedom to do as one wishes 3
- noun plural carte blanche unconditional authority; full discretionary power: The government appears to have given the military carte blanche in Afghanistan. She was given carte blanche to decorate her room as she wished, perhaps an unwise decision on the part of her parents. Synonyms: license, free rein, blank check, free hand. 1
- noun plural carte blanche Cards. a hand having no face card but with a special scoring value, as in piquet. 1
- noun carte blanche free rein 1
- noun carte blanche Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority. 0
- adverb carte blanche As an undifferentiated mass, without regard to distinctions; willy-nilly. (Possibly from confusion with another French phrase, en masse.). 0