charter
- charter
- I UK [ˈtʃɑː(r)tə(r)] / US [ˈtʃɑrtər]
noun
Word forms "charter":
singular charter
plural charters
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1) countable] an official document describing the aims, rights, or principles of an organization
The Olympic Charter forbids sex discrimination.
a) countable] legal an official document that creates a city, organization, university etc and describes its purpose and its legal rights
The BBC has a Royal Charter.
b) countable] British a document describing the rights of citizens in a particular group or situation
a citizen's/patient's/parent's charter
c) countable] an official agreement or statement that makes rules for something
the Environmental Charter
d) singular] British informal used about a law that seems to give people the opportunity to do something bad
Critics have described the new bill as a strikers' charter.
2)
a) uncountable] the process of hiring a boat, plane, or bus, especially for use by a group of people
b) countable] a boat, plane, or bus that is available for hire
a German charter carrying 200 tourists
a charter jet/yacht/aircraft
II UK [ˈtʃɑː(r)tə(r)] / US [ˈtʃɑrtər]
verb transitive]
Word forms "charter":
present tense
I/you/we/they charter
he/she/it charters
present participle chartering
past tense chartered
past participle chartered
1) to hire a boat, plane, or bus, especially for use by a group of people
2) legal to create a city, organization, university etc by giving it a charter
English dictionary.
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charter — char·ter 1 n [Old French chartre letter, formal document, from Late Latin chartula, from Latin, diminutive of charta sheet of papyrus] 1 a: a grant or guarantee of rights, powers, or privileges from an authority or agency of a state or country a… … Law dictionary
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Charter — Char ter, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L. chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See {Chart}, {Card}.] 1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
charter — CHÁRTER, chartere, s.n. 1. Tip de contract de transport naval sau aerian deosebit de cursele regulate, organizat în funcţie de necesităţi. 2. Avion sau navă care circulă conform unui charter (1). [pr.: ceártăr] – Din engl. charter. Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
Charter 97 — is a declaration calling for democracy in Belarus and a human rights group taking its inspiration from the declaration. The document whose title deliberately echoes the Czechoslovak human rights declaration Charter 77 twenty years earlier was… … Wikipedia
chárter — 1. ‘[Vuelo] fletado al margen de los vuelos regulares’ y ‘[autobús] contratado al margen de los servicios regulares’. Es voz tomada del inglés charter, que en español debe escribirse con tilde por ser palabra llana acabada en r (→ tilde2, 1.1.2) … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Charter — Char ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chartering}.] 1. To establish by charter. [1913 Webster] 2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See {Charter party}, under {Charter}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charter — Charter: Das Fremdwort für »Urkunde; Freibrief; Frachtvertrag« wurde im 19. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. charter entlehnt. Dies geht über afrz. chartre auf lat. chartula »kleine Schrift, Briefchen« zurück, eine Verkleinerungsform von charta (vgl. den … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
charter — [chärt′ər] n. [ME chartre < OFr < L chartula, dim. of charta: see CARD1] 1. a franchise or written grant of specified rights made by a government or ruler to a person, corporation, etc. 2. a) a document setting forth the aims and principles … English World dictionary
charter — |chártèr| s. m. Ver chárter. • Plural: charters. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
