a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
(often initial capital letter) a document defining the formal organization of a corporate body; constitution: the Charter of the United Nations.
authorization from a central or parent organization to establish a new branch, chapter, etc.
a grant by a sovereign power creating a corporation, as the royal charters granted to British colonies in America.
Also called charter party. a contract by which part or all of a ship is leased for a voyage or a stated time.
a tour, vacation, or trip by charter arrangement: The travel agency is offering charters to Europe and the Caribbean.
special privilege or immunity.
verb (used with object)
to establish by charter: to charter a bank.
to lease or hire for exclusive use: The company will charter six buses for the picnic.
to give special favor or privilege to.
adjective
of or relating to a method of travel in which the transportation is specially leased or hired for members of a group or association: a charter flight to Europe.
that can be leased or hired for exclusive or private use: a charter boat for deep-sea fishing.
done or held in accordance with a charter: a charter school.
Origin of charter
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English chartre from Old French from Latin chartul(a) “little paper,” equivalent to chart(a) (see charta) + -ula -ule
She left a charter school downtown and enrolled in Lincoln because she wanted to be part of the Lincoln community.
When a Calculus Class Abruptly Became Ceramics at Lincoln High|Scott Lewis|September 16, 2020|Voice of San Diego
What looked at first like reasons to attend a charter school, to me felt like reasons why we are losing kids at my public school.
Our Public Schools Have a Customer Service Problem|Thomas Courtney|September 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Generally speaking, within online schools – most of these are charter schools that are also publicly funded by the state – attendance is based on the amount of work students complete.
The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified Is Terrified of Kids Opting Out|Will Huntsberry|September 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Trains had been chartered, and officials decided not to cancel.
How a Swiss Ski Resort Was Ravaged by Typhoid and Survived|Daniel Malloy|September 9, 2020|Ozy
Meanwhile, some charter schools like e3 Civic High are moving quickly to incorporate curriculum reflecting underrepresented communities in existing history and English classes.
As School Resumes, Students Bring Racial Justice Push to the Classroom|Kayla Jimenez|August 18, 2020|Voice of San Diego
A second document was titled: “Gambia Reborn: A Charter for Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy and Development.”
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Klein paints a rosy picture of the charter schools, while admitting that not all outperformed traditional public schools.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Charter schools, rejecting the tenet of promotion through seniority, promised to do better.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nothing,” Klein notes, “was more threatening to the education status quo in New York City than our charter school initiative.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Neither was there a return to the loyal but small ghetto of Charter 77.
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"My case is rather an ugly one to look back upon, truly," Charter granted.
She Buildeth Her House|Will Comfort
Her name is among the five abbesses who signed a charter granting church privileges at a Kentish Witanagemot.
Early Double Monasteries|Constance Stoney
And in none of them is any charter mentioned earlier than that of Henry II.
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round
This charter, which is in the Saxon language, is still preserved in the British Museum.
Chelsea|George Bryan
But we have no charter of exemption, that I know of, from the ordinary frailties of our nature.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke|Edmund Burke
British Dictionary definitions for charter
charter
/ (ˈtʃɑːtə) /
noun
a formal document from the sovereign or state incorporating a city, bank, college, etc, and specifying its purposes and rights
(sometimes capital)a formal document granting or demanding from the sovereign power of a state certain rights or liberties
a document issued by a society or an organization authorizing the establishment of a local branch or chapter
a special privilege or exemption
(often capital)the fundamental principles of an organization; constitutionthe Charter of the United Nations
the hire or lease of transportation
the agreement or contract regulating this
(as modifier)a charter flight
a law, policy, or decision containing a loophole which allows a specified group to engage more easily in an activity considered undesirablea beggars' charter
maritime law another word for charterparty
verb(tr)
to lease or hire by charterparty
to hire (a vehicle, etc)
to grant a charter of incorporation or liberties to (a group or person)
Derived forms of charter
charterer, noun
Word Origin for charter
C13: from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula a little paper, from charta leaf of papyrus; see chart