charter
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɑːrtər/
- Formal
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carta constitutiva
- Hamtramck adopted a new charter and became a council-manager city in 2005.
- a charter school
- U.N. Charter
- a charter of rights
These are organizations who have a purpose stated in their charter other than making money.
- These are organizations who have a purpose stated in their charter other than making money.
- Delegates from the across the world signed the charter in San Francisco.
- There are three most important priority pillars in the Charter of the United Nations.
- Or it was, but it wasn't as a crime in the Nuremberg Charter.
- In fact, it's enshrined, as some of you may know, in the charter of the World Bank.
- That's part of its, of its charter.
- You know, and in the charter it says it was to defend the member countries.
- And, and it's very clearly laid down in the Hamas charter that they will, they want to defeat, destroy Israel.
- Like, it feels like the Olympics, which is what the charter says, should be as accessible as possible.
- And he signed a charter there and then saying that the Christians and must keep their churches intact.
Examples
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Public charter schools really have to meet certain goals in order for their charter to be renewed.
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These are organizations who have a purpose stated in their charter other than making money.
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Is there anything in the charter about whether the mayor can perform a marriage?
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Due to the structure of the city charter, the mayor has almost complete control of the streets.
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As a superintendent, I wrote and secured a new charter for an elementary school.
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The Trustees surrendered their charter in 1752, a full year before it was due to expire.
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And one more little known fact, Harvard's charter states that residents of Cambridge, of which I am one, have the right to graze their livestock in Harvard Yard.
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The organization submitted its proposal to the board, which outlined its goals as stated in its charter.
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To operate legally, the nonprofit group needs to adhere to the guidelines set forth in its charter.
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The university is recognized as a public entity, and its charter defines its mission and responsibilities.
Synonyms
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3.3
A record issued by an authority that shows a legal agreement or gives a right
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A legal document filed with the state that creates a company
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An official paper from the government that shows a company is legally formed
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An official document from a king or queen that gives rights to an organization
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An official document that lets a bank operate and accept deposits
Compounds
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A public school run by teachers, parents, or community groups with more freedom than regular public schools
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An official document from a king or queen that gives rights to an organization
- Formal
A court set up by a written agreement to decide disputes about a town or group's rules
- Literature
A UK law that lets the government watch people's online messages and activity
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Charter comes from an old word charta meaning 'paper' or 'document', and it shares the root with chart (a paper map). So a charter is literally the 'paper' that creates a company or city and states its rights and purpose.