charter

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UK /ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ US /ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ/

noun 5verb 3adj 1name 1

Collocations

(noun.) official written statement of principles, rights, etc.

ADJ

draft | founding | environmental, social | national, UN/United Nations | citizens', patients', etc.

VERB + CHARTER

draw up | sign

CHARTER + VERB

set sth out

The company's charter sets out the responsibilities of each board member.

PREP

~ for

The company drew up a charter for protecting workers' rights in the factory.

~ of

The new charter of human rights was approved by all the countries at the conference.

(noun.) document giving rights to a town/an organization

ADJ

royal

VERB + CHARTER

give sb/sth, grant sb/sth, issue | sign | apply for | receive | revoke

PREP

by ~

The school was established by charter in 1995 and remains independent today.

Definitions

noun

A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.

A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.

A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.

The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.

A deed (legal contract).

adj

Leased or hired.

verb

To grant or establish a charter.

To lease or hire something by charter.

(of a peace officer) To inform (an arrestee) of their constitutional rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon arrest.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — engage for service under a term of contract

verb — hold under a lease or rental agreement

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

My mother, / Who has a charter to extol her blood, / When she does praise me, grieves me.

Wiktionary

In what Derbyshire police say amounts to a "thieves' charter," three judges ruled that because the car's identity had been changed it was impossible to trace the legal owner and therefore the person f

Wiktionary

The charter flight is to take off at three.

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The United Nations Charter was signed in 1945.

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The Premier subscribed his name to the charter.

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I want to charter a bus.

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