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carte blanche

noun

NAmE//ˌkɑrt ˈblɑnʃ//

[uncountable] (from French) carte blanche (to do something)

the complete freedom or authority to do whatever you like He was given carte blanche to write what he wanted to in the report. to have carte blanche

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