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Definition of: carte blanche
(kärt′blänsh′, Fr. kárt bläsh′) noun plural cartes blanches (kärts′ blänsh′, Fr. kárt bläsh′)
1. An authorization signed in blank to be filled in at discretion.
2. Unrestricted authority. [<F, white card]
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