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Charter
ˈtʃɑːtə
- a written grant by the sovereign or legislative power of a country, by which a body such as a city, company, or university is founded or its rights and privileges defined
"the town received a charter from the Emperor"
authority authorization sanction covenant dispensation consent permission sufferance permit licence warrant warranty deed bond document indenture- a written constitution or description of an organization's functions
"the impending review of the BBC's Charter"
- (in the UK) a written statement of the rights of a specified group of people
"the standard set by the patient's charter"
- a policy or law regarded as enabling people to engage more easily in a specified undesirable activity
"he described the act as a charter for vandals"
- the hiring of an aircraft, ship, or motor vehicle for a special purpose
"a plane on charter to a multinational company"
- a ship or vehicle that is hired
"the fifty foot charter Capricorn will join the team"
- a trip made by a ship or vehicle under hire
"he liked to see the boat sparkling clean before each charter"
- grant a charter to (a city, company, university, or other body)
"the company was chartered in 1864"
- hire (an aircraft or ship)
"he immediately chartered a plane to take him to Paris"