carte blanche

*carte blanche

Fig. freedom or permission to act as one wishes or thinks necessary. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) He's been given carte blanche with the reorganization of the workforce. The manager has been given no instructions about how to train the staff. He has carte blanche from the owner.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Oliwier	aw-LEEV-yer	Polish
Kaipo	-	Hawaiian
Christiana	[.kristi'ænə]
Zakkai	-	Biblical Hebrew
Takehiko	tah-ke-hee-ko	Japanese
Ileana	[ai'li:nə]