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carte blanche

noun

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Broad freedom or authority to act as one chooses.

The director gave the set designer carte blanche to transform the stage.

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The founders gave a tool-exchange coordinator carte blanche to design the service within a fixed opening budget, allowing her to choose its hours, layout, and procedures.

From Organizing a New Service.

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