charter1 nouncharter2 verb
charterchar‧ter1 /ˈtʃɑːtə $ ˈtʃɑːrtər/ ●●○ noun 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINcharter1
ExamplesOrigin:
1100-1200 Old French chartre, from Medieval Latin chartula, from Latin charta; ➔ CHART1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Donating money to political groups goes against the union's charter.
- The airline is now primarily a charter service.
- The police decision to reduce their burglary squad has been described as 'a thieves' charter'.
- This housing law would be a charter for dishonest landlords to cheat their tenants.
- A new town charter gives out-of-state property-owners the right to vote in local elections.
- Acceptance of a social charter might lead more easily to the achievement of the goals to which the hon. Member referred.
- After all, lose some bait and you can chalk it up to the charter rate.
- Agencies are achieving targets and are at the forefront of delivering the better services called for by the Government's citizens charter.
- I also welcome the citizens charter.
- Our business charter clearly tells customers what charges will be applied to their accounts.
- The charter will help to change that approach to taxation.
- We arrived just nine minutes late within the ten minute target outlined in the charter.
Longman Language Activatorto let something happen, without trying to stop it► let/allow
Collocations to let someone do something, or let something happen, especially something bad that you should try to stop. Allow is more formal than let: let somebody/something do something: · You shouldn't let your husband treat you like that.· Don't let the dog get into the flowerbed.· It took all my willpower to remain cool and tell him not to let it happen again.allow something to do something: · The government has allowed the present economic crisis to get completely out of control.· The hedge should not be allowed to grow higher than six feet.
► not stand in somebody's way to let someone do something that they have chosen to do, although you could stop them, especially because they want to do it very much: · If you really want to become a lawyer, I'm not going to stand in your way.· Sally knew that modelling would be her career, and she was going to make sure that nothing stood in her way.
► unchecked if something bad or unpleasant happens unchecked , it is allowed to continue to happen because no one is controlling it when they should be: · A fire broke out in the warehouse and raged unchecked for over two hours.· Over the last decade, the government has allowed the spread of poverty and unemployment to continue completely unchecked.
► charter especially British, informal a law or official decision which seems to give someone the right to do something that most people think is morally wrong and should not be allowed: charter for somebody to do something: · This housing law would be a charter for dishonest landlords to cheat their tenants.thieves'/tax dodgers' etc charter: · The police decision to reduce their burglary squad has been described as 'a thieves' charter'.
WORD SETS► Governmentabsolutism, nounadministration, nounagency, nounagent, nounagent provocateur, nounalderman, nounally, nounassembly, nounautarchy, nounautocracy, nounautocrat, nounautonomous, adjectiveautonomy, nounban, nounbaron, nounbig government, nounbilateral, adjectivebody politic, nounbudget, nounbureau, nounbureaucracy, nouncabinet, nouncaliphate, nouncanton, nouncanvass, verbcapital, nouncapitalist, nounCapitol Hill, nounCBE, nouncede, verbcentral, adjectivecentral government, nouncentralism, nouncentralize, verbchancellery, nounchancery, nouncharter, nouncharter, verbchief, nounCIA, the, city hall, nouncity-state, nounclient state, nounCo., coalition, nouncold war, nouncolonial, adjectivecolonial, nouncolonialism, nouncolonize, verbcolony, nouncommissioner, nouncommune, nounconsort, nounconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nounconvention, nouncoronation, nouncount, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountess, nouncounty, nouncounty council, noundecolonize, verbdemocracy, noundemocratic, adjectivedependency, noundespotism, noundétente, noundethrone, verbdevolution, noundictatorial, adjectivedictatorship, noundiplomacy, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirective, noundisinformation, noundispatch, noundispensation, noundissent, verbdistrict council, noundocumentation, nounDOD, dominion, nounDowning Street, noundynasty, nounearl, nounearldom, nounempire, nounEuro, adjectiveEurope, nounexecutive, nounexecutive privilege, nounfall, verbfall, nounfederalism, nounfeudal, adjectivefeudalism, nounfeudalistic, adjectivegazette, nounhead of state, nounhigh commission, nounimperial, adjectiveindependence, nounindependent, adjectiveinfrastructure, nouninstigate, verbinsurgent, nouninsurrection, nounintelligence, nouninternal, adjectivejunket, nounjunta, nounkingdom, nounkingship, nounkitchen cabinet, nounland office, nounland registry, nounlegation, nounlegislature, nounlicensed, adjectivelocal authority, nounlocal government, nounmaharajah, nounmaharani, nounmandate, nounmandated, adjectivemartial law, nounMBE, nounmeasure, nounmidterm, nounministry, nounminority government, nounmisrule, nounmonarchy, nounmonolith, nounmonolithic, adjectivemoratorium, nounmouthpiece, nounmove, verbmover, nounmunicipal, adjectivemunicipality, nounNASA, nounnational, adjectivenational debt, nounNational Health Service, the, nationalize, verbnational monument, nounnation state, nounNATO, nounneocolonialism, nounneutral, adjectiveneutral, nounneutralize, verbnon-aligned, adjectivenon-intervention, nounnon-proliferation, noun-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixofficiate, verboligarchy, nounoperational, adjectiveoperative, nounoverthrow, verboverthrow, nounoverturn, verbpacify, verbpact, nounpalatinate, nounpardon, nounparish, nounpartition, nounpass, verbpeer, nounpeer, verbpeerage, nounpeeress, nounpermit, nounplenary, adjectiveplutocracy, nounpolice state, nounpolitburo, nounpolitical science, nounpolity, nounpork, nounpork barrel, nounportfolio, nounpossession, nounprecinct, nounprefecture, nounpremiership, nounpresidium, nounprotectorate, nounpublic, adjectivepublic service, nounquota, nounR, ratify, verbrealm, nounrecall, nounrecognition, nounrecognize, verbregency, nounregent, nounregime, nounregister, nounregulation, nounrelease, nounrepeal, verbrepresentative, nounrepressive, adjectiverepublic, nounrepublican, adjectiverescind, verbreunify, verbrevoke, verbrising, nounroyalist, nounruling, adjectivesanction, nounseat, nounsecret agent, nounsecurity service, nounself-governing, adjectiveself-rule, nounsheikh, nounshire, nounsocial democracy, nounsocialist, adjectivesocial service, nounsovereign, adjectivesovereignty, nounspin doctor, nounstaff, nounstate, nounstatehood, nounStatehouse, nounstate line, nounstate of emergency, nounstatewide, adjectivesubject, adjectivesubject, verbsultanate, nounsummit, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsupranational, adjectivesurgery, nounsuzerainty, nountechnocracy, nounterritory, nounthrone, nountopple, verbtotalitarian, adjectivetown planning, nountownship, nountransit visa, nountreaty, nountribalism, nountripartite, adjectivetrusteeship, nountsarism, nountyrant, nountzarism, noununconstitutional, adjectiveunification, noununify, verbunilateral, adjectiveunion, nounUnion Jack, nounvassal, nounVIP, nounviscount, nounviscountess, nounwelfare state, nounWhitehall, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► charter a flight
1[countable] a statement of the principles, duties, and purposes of an organization: (=pay a company for the use of their aircraft)· The club have chartered a special flight for fans.
► a charter flight (=a plane service that is arranged for a particular group or purpose)· The company is operating charter flights to Crete.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► national· Brown rushed several fraternities but decided on Sigma Phi Epsilon, whose national charter contained a whites-only provision.
► new· A NEW environmental charter for Darlington was launched yesterday.· The new charter, which was trimmed down to just 82 pages, replaces the chief administrative officer with a city administrator.· It was charged with writing a new charter and would meanwhile perform legislative and monitoring functions.· In 1638 he became an alderman of Shrewsbury under its new royal charter.· I welcome the concept of a new charter of rights.· A new town charter gives out-of-state property-owners the right to vote in local elections.· Bradstreet again served as governor until May of 1692 when the governor appointed under the new royal charter arrived.
► old· It's a tradition or an old charter or something.· In January of 1691, King William annulled the old Calvert charters.
► royal· Surgery grew as a separate profession under its own royal charter.· The colony was doomed to be swallowed by Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which had royal charters as it did not.· In 1670 he was one of the original adventurers listed in the royal charter of the Hudson's Bay Company.· These Puritans, who did have a royal charter, wanted unity even more than did the Pilgrims.· In 1638 he became an alderman of Shrewsbury under its new royal charter.· A market overt is a market, constituted under statute, by royal charter or by long standing custom.· Bradstreet again served as governor until May of 1692 when the governor appointed under the new royal charter arrived.· It is largely a compendium of model royal commands and charters, with some appropriate responses.
► social· I commend his outlook to the House when we discuss issues relating to the social charter.· Acceptance of a social charter might lead more easily to the achievement of the goals to which the hon. Member referred.· That is the Prime Minister's social charter for Britain.· That is the way in which he devised his social charter when he had the ability to make policy at the Department.· If not, why will not he accept the provisions of the social charter which would attack the problem of low pay?· It is no wonder that the right hon. Gentleman wants to support elements of the social charter being imposed here.· I think particularly of consultation on change, which must take place under the social charter but which has not been observed.· One aspect of Britain's opting out of the social charter is that it must surely undermine the single market.
NOUN► city· Under the city charter, the council had to appoint a replacement for McGrory by Nov. 2.· Under the city charter, Los Angeles was prohibited from incurring a debt greater than 15 percent of its assessed valuation.· The writing of a city charter and the election cost us about $ 25, 000.
► company· I was in the air-freight business before Stavanger brought me here - had my own small charter company.· My own business was all right, but I had the usual trouble of small charter companies - not enough capital.
► flight· Owing to space restrictions, sail boards are not allowed on charter flights.· For weekenders, charter flights are of little use, as usually they offer only weekly or fortnightly returns.· It deals with the occasional situation when a holiday party arrives on a charter flight and claims asylum enbloc.· Prices for the above itineraries are based on charter flights from London to Bangkok.
► member· Any number of trips can be taken, but travel for charter members must be completed by April 1, 1998.· She was a charter member of Busy Bee Homemakers.· But the buyers were mostly charter members of the class of consumer dubbed early adopters.· Louis and the charter members can have their elbow room back.
► school· The First Lady discusses charter schools in the book, Lattimore said.· The report acknowledges there is no proof charter schools are better than regular schools.· A proposed resolution to oppose voucher plans and charter schools provoked a spirited debate on the convention floor.· It passed only after it was amended to delete mention of charter schools.· Open-enrollment charter schools draw students from across school district boundaries and are financed with state and local school dollars.
VERB► draw· Work with people with disabilities and their organisation to draw up a charter of rights for people with disabilities.· The government promised to draw up a charter of principles for multinational companies.· A convention to draw up such a charter has already begun work.
► grant· Henry 1 granted the charter for the fairs to the Augustinian canons at Nostell Priory in 1100.· But we have largely forgotten why we grant these charters.
► propose· The proposed charter for Maricopa County created opposition from many business and political leaders.· This Tuesday, August 5, voters will go to the polls to accept or reject the proposed charter.· The concept of county supervisor as onlooker is presented throughout the proposed charter.· The proposed charter ultimately makes the supervisors even more impotent than the current Tucson City Council.· Undoubtedly the proposed charter will be a basic document.· The proposed charter is a combination of paranoia, elitism, staff manipulation and basic ignorance about how government really functions.
► receive· In 1212 it received the charter of a free imperial city.· Schaffhausen received its charter in 1045.
► sign· Hilton International, Forte and Holiday Inn are among the groups that have signed the charter.
► write· There is no local authority provision for young people who are homeless - that should be written into a charter.· The writing of a city charter and the election cost us about $ 25, 000.· It was charged with writing a new charter and would meanwhile perform legislative and monitoring functions.
the freedoms embodied in the UN charter2[uncountable] the practice of paying money to a company to use their boats, aircraft etc, or the boat, aircraft etc used in this way: boats available for charter a charter service3[countable] a signed statement from a government or ruler which allows a town, organization, or university to officially exist and have special rights: The town’s charter was granted in 1838.4[singular] British English informal a law or official decision that seems to give someone the right to do something most people consider morally wrong: Reducing the number of police is just a thieves’ charter.charter1 nouncharter2 verb
chartercharter2 verb [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
charter
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | charter |
| he, she, it | charters | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | chartered |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have chartered |
| he, she, it | has chartered | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had chartered |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will charter |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have chartered |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am chartering |
| he, she, it | is chartering | |
| you, we, they | are chartering | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was chartering |
| you, we, they | were chartering | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been chartering |
| he, she, it | has been chartering | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been chartering |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be chartering |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been chartering |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A group of journalists chartered an airplane to fly them to Addis Ababa.
- I chartered a boat to take us to some of the smaller islands.
- International Aid Agencies have chartered ships to transport supplies to the disaster area.
- He immediately chartered a plane to take him to Paris the next day and made his meeting.
- In 1989, he reportedly chartered a plane to fly 150 of his friends to a $ 3 million party in London.
- She'd have to charter a small plane.
- You just might want to think about anyone wanting to charter any boat of yours, son.
Longman Language Activatorto pay money so that you can borrow and use something► rent
Collocations to pay a particular amount of money regularly for the use of a house, office, telephone etc over a period of months or years: · Many young couples rent an apartment until they've saved enough money to buy a house.· I can't afford to rent an office in this part of town.· Do you own your home or are you renting?rent something from somebody/something: · Did you know you can rent a fax machine from the telephone company?for rent (=available to be rented): · Vicky put the house up for rent a month ago, but changed her mind the next day.
► rent especially American hire British to pay money to a company to use a car, or a piece of equipment or clothing for a period of days or hours: · Should we rent a video tonight?· Let's hire a car for the weekend and go and visit Jenny and Steve.· You rented a tuxedo for two hundred dollars? Are you crazy?hire/rent something from somebody/something: · When she got to Dallas she rented a Ford convertible from the Avis desk.
► lease to pay rent for the use of buildings, land, equipment, or a vehicle for a long time, especially for business purposes: · The Cider Press Company leases the machinery and buildings for $1000 a month.· It would work out cheaper overall to lease the computers for the project.lease something from somebody/something: · The building is actually owned by the government -- we're leasing it from them.
► charter to pay money to a company for the use of one of their planes or ships: · A group of journalists chartered an airplane to fly them to Addis Ababa.· International Aid Agencies have chartered ships to transport supplies to the disaster area.
WORD SETS► Governmentabsolutism, nounadministration, nounagency, nounagent, nounagent provocateur, nounalderman, nounally, nounassembly, nounautarchy, nounautocracy, nounautocrat, nounautonomous, adjectiveautonomy, nounban, nounbaron, nounbig government, nounbilateral, adjectivebody politic, nounbudget, nounbureau, nounbureaucracy, nouncabinet, nouncaliphate, nouncanton, nouncanvass, verbcapital, nouncapitalist, nounCapitol Hill, nounCBE, nouncede, verbcentral, adjectivecentral government, nouncentralism, nouncentralize, verbchancellery, nounchancery, nouncharter, nouncharter, verbchief, nounCIA, the, city hall, nouncity-state, nounclient state, nounCo., coalition, nouncold war, nouncolonial, adjectivecolonial, nouncolonialism, nouncolonize, verbcolony, nouncommissioner, nouncommune, nounconsort, nounconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nounconvention, nouncoronation, nouncount, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountess, nouncounty, nouncounty council, noundecolonize, verbdemocracy, noundemocratic, adjectivedependency, noundespotism, noundétente, noundethrone, verbdevolution, noundictatorial, adjectivedictatorship, noundiplomacy, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirective, noundisinformation, noundispatch, noundispensation, noundissent, verbdistrict council, noundocumentation, nounDOD, dominion, nounDowning Street, noundynasty, nounearl, nounearldom, nounempire, nounEuro, adjectiveEurope, nounexecutive, nounexecutive privilege, nounfall, verbfall, nounfederalism, nounfeudal, adjectivefeudalism, nounfeudalistic, adjectivegazette, nounhead of state, nounhigh commission, nounimperial, adjectiveindependence, nounindependent, adjectiveinfrastructure, nouninstigate, verbinsurgent, nouninsurrection, nounintelligence, nouninternal, adjectivejunket, nounjunta, nounkingdom, nounkingship, nounkitchen cabinet, nounland office, nounland registry, nounlegation, nounlegislature, nounlicensed, adjectivelocal authority, nounlocal government, nounmaharajah, nounmaharani, nounmandate, nounmandated, adjectivemartial law, nounMBE, nounmeasure, nounmidterm, nounministry, nounminority government, nounmisrule, nounmonarchy, nounmonolith, nounmonolithic, adjectivemoratorium, nounmouthpiece, nounmove, verbmover, nounmunicipal, adjectivemunicipality, nounNASA, nounnational, adjectivenational debt, nounNational Health Service, the, nationalize, verbnational monument, nounnation state, nounNATO, nounneocolonialism, nounneutral, adjectiveneutral, nounneutralize, verbnon-aligned, adjectivenon-intervention, nounnon-proliferation, noun-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixofficiate, verboligarchy, nounoperational, adjectiveoperative, nounoverthrow, verboverthrow, nounoverturn, verbpacify, verbpact, nounpalatinate, nounpardon, nounparish, nounpartition, nounpass, verbpeer, nounpeer, verbpeerage, nounpeeress, nounpermit, nounplenary, adjectiveplutocracy, nounpolice state, nounpolitburo, nounpolitical science, nounpolity, nounpork, nounpork barrel, nounportfolio, nounpossession, nounprecinct, nounprefecture, nounpremiership, nounpresidium, nounprotectorate, nounpublic, adjectivepublic service, nounquota, nounR, ratify, verbrealm, nounrecall, nounrecognition, nounrecognize, verbregency, nounregent, nounregime, nounregister, nounregulation, nounrelease, nounrepeal, verbrepresentative, nounrepressive, adjectiverepublic, nounrepublican, adjectiverescind, verbreunify, verbrevoke, verbrising, nounroyalist, nounruling, adjectivesanction, nounseat, nounsecret agent, nounsecurity service, nounself-governing, adjectiveself-rule, nounsheikh, nounshire, nounsocial democracy, nounsocialist, adjectivesocial service, nounsovereign, adjectivesovereignty, nounspin doctor, nounstaff, nounstate, nounstatehood, nounStatehouse, nounstate line, nounstate of emergency, nounstatewide, adjectivesubject, adjectivesubject, verbsultanate, nounsummit, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsupranational, adjectivesurgery, nounsuzerainty, nountechnocracy, nounterritory, nounthrone, nountopple, verbtotalitarian, adjectivetown planning, nountownship, nountransit visa, nountreaty, nountribalism, nountripartite, adjectivetrusteeship, nountsarism, nountyrant, nountzarism, noununconstitutional, adjectiveunification, noununify, verbunilateral, adjectiveunion, nounUnion Jack, nounvassal, nounVIP, nounviscount, nounviscountess, nounwelfare state, nounWhitehall, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► charter a flight
1to pay a company for the use of their aircraft, boat etc: (=pay a company for the use of their aircraft)· The club have chartered a special flight for fans.
► a charter flight (=a plane service that is arranged for a particular group or purpose)· The company is operating charter flights to Crete.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► plane· She'd have to charter a small plane.· In 1989, he reportedly chartered a plane to fly 150 of his friends to a $ 3 million party in London.· He immediately chartered a plane to take him to Paris the next day and made his meeting.· And unlike the Bulls, the Lakers had no chartered plane to whisk around the country, instead flying commercial.· After speaking on the Senate floor in the morning, he stepped on the chartered campaign plane in a dark suit.
We chartered a boat to take us to some of the smaller islands.2to say officially that a town, organization, or university officially exists and has special rights