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   carte blanche

   /kɑːt ˈblɑːnʃ/

   noun

   • 1. complete freedom to act as one wishes: "the architect given carte blanche to design the store"
   • 2. (in piquet) a hand containing no court cards as dealt.

   Word Origin late 17th century: French, literally ‘blank paper’ (i.e. a blank sheet on which to write whatever one wishes, particularly one's own terms for an agreement).

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