Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - carte blanche
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Carte blanche
carte blanche
~ n complete freedom to do whatever you like in a particular situation, especially to spend money (give sb carte blanche) (We were given carte blanche to redecorate the hotel.)
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If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right. They gave him carte blanche to make decisions... N-UNCOUNT: oft N to-inf ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
noun (plural cartes blanches) Etymology: French, literally, blank document Date: 1690 full discretionary power was given ~ to furnish the house ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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5.
- 1707, from Fr., lit. "blank paper" (see card (n.)); figurative sense of "full discretionary power" is from 1766. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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