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char·ter

(chär′tər)

1. A document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority, creating a public or private corporation, such as a city, college, or bank, and defining its privileges and purposes.

2. A written grant from the sovereign power of a country conferring certain rights and privileges on a person, a corporation, or the people: A royal charter exempted the Massachusetts colony from direct interference by the Crown.

3. A document outlining the principles, functions, and organization of a corporate body; a constitution: the city charter.

4. An authorization from a central organization to establish a local branch or chapter.

5. Special privilege or immunity.

a. A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel or space on a vessel.

b. The hiring or leasing of an aircraft, vessel, or other vehicle, especially for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.

7. A written instrument given as evidence of agreement, transfer, or contract; a deed.

adj.

Of, relating to, or being an arrangement in which transportation is leased by a group of travelers for their exclusive, temporary use.

tr.v. char·tered, char·ter·ing, char·ters

1. To grant a charter to; establish by charter.

2. To hire or lease by charter: charter an oil tanker.

3. To hire (a bus or airplane, for example) for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.

[Middle English chartre, from Old French, from Latin chartula, diminutive of charta, paper made from papyrus; see card¹.]

char′ter·er n.

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charter

(ˈtʃɑːtə)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a formal document from the sovereign or state incorporating a city, bank, college, etc, and specifying its purposes and rights

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes capital) a formal document granting or demanding from the sovereign power of a state certain rights or liberties

3. a document issued by a society or an organization authorizing the establishment of a local branch or chapter

4. a special privilege or exemption

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) the fundamental principles of an organization; constitution: the Charter of the United Nations.

6. (Commerce)

a. the hire or lease of transportation

b. the agreement or contract regulating this

c. (as modifier): a charter flight.

7. (Law) a law, policy, or decision containing a loophole which allows a specified group to engage more easily in an activity considered undesirable: a beggars' charter.

8. (Law) maritime law another word for charterparty

vb (tr)

9. (Law) to lease or hire by charterparty

10. (Commerce) to hire (a vehicle, etc)

11. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to grant a charter of incorporation or liberties to (a group or person)

[C13: from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula a little paper, from charta leaf of papyrus; see chart]

ˈcharterer n

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char•ter

(ˈtʃɑr tər)

n.

1. a document issued by a sovereign or state outlining the conditions under which a business, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.

2. a document defining the formal organization of a corporate body; constitution: the Charter of the United Nations.

3. an authorization from a central or parent organization to establish a new branch, chapter, etc.

4. a document issued by a sovereign power granting certain rights or privileges to a group or individual.

5. an arrangement by which all or part of a ship, airplane, etc., is leased for a particular group or journey.

6. a tour, vacation, or trip using such an arrangement.

7. a special privilege or immunity.

v.t.

8. to issue a charter to; establish by charter: to charter a bank.

9. to lease or hire for exclusive use: The company chartered a bus for the picnic.

adj.

10. pertaining to or involving transportation that is specially leased and not part of a regularly scheduled service: a charter flight to Europe.

11. available for lease or hire by private individuals: a charter boat for fishing.

[1200–50; Middle English chartre < Old French < Latin chartul(a) scrap of papyrus (by assimilation) =chart(a) (see chart) + -ula -ule]

char′ter•a•ble, adj.

char′ter•er, n.

syn: See hire.

charter

- Confers powers and rights from the state or an organization to people, local chapters, or corporations.

charter

Past participle: chartered
Gerund: chartering

Imperative
charter
charter

Present
I charter
you charter
he/she/it charters
we charter
you charter
they charter

Preterite
I chartered
you chartered
he/she/it chartered
we chartered
you chartered
they chartered

Present Continuous
I am chartering
you are chartering
he/she/it is chartering
we are chartering
you are chartering
they are chartering

Present Perfect
I have chartered
you have chartered
he/she/it has chartered
we have chartered
you have chartered
they have chartered

Past Continuous
I was chartering
you were chartering
he/she/it was chartering
we were chartering
you were chartering
they were chartering

Past Perfect
I had chartered
you had chartered
he/she/it had chartered
we had chartered
you had chartered
they had chartered

Future
I will charter
you will charter
he/she/it will charter
we will charter
you will charter
they will charter

Future Perfect
I will have chartered
you will have chartered
he/she/it will have chartered
we will have chartered
you will have chartered
they will have chartered

Future Continuous
I will be chartering
you will be chartering
he/she/it will be chartering
we will be chartering
you will be chartering
they will be chartering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been chartering
you have been chartering
he/she/it has been chartering
we have been chartering
you have been chartering
they have been chartering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been chartering
you will have been chartering
he/she/it will have been chartering
we will have been chartering
you will have been chartering
they will have been chartering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been chartering
you had been chartering
he/she/it had been chartering
we had been chartering
you had been chartering
they had been chartering

Conditional
I would charter
you would charter
he/she/it would charter
we would charter
you would charter
they would charter

Past Conditional
I would have chartered
you would have chartered
he/she/it would have chartered
we would have chartered
you would have chartered
they would have chartered

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Noun	1.	charter - a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) articles of incorporation - a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of the state certificate of incorporation - state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation bank charter - a charter authorizing the operation of a bank royal charter - a charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great Britain)
	2.	charter - a contract to hire or lease transportation contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Verb	1.	charter - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services hire, lease, rent contract, undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement
	2.	charter - grant a charter to licence, license, certify - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"
	3.	charter - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" hire, rent, lease, engage, take acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

charter

noun

1. document, right, contract, bond, permit, licence, concession, privilege, franchise, deed, prerogative, indenture In Britain, city status is granted by royal charter.

2. constitution, laws, rules, code The Prime Minister also attacked the social charter.

verb

1. hire, commission, employ, rent, lease He chartered a jet to fly her home.

2. authorize, permit, sanction, entitle, license, empower, give authority The council is chartered to promote the understanding of British culture throughout the world.

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charter

verb

To engage the temporary use of (something) for a fee:

hire, lease, rent.

Translations

سَفْرَةٌ بِطائِرَةٍ مُسْتَأجَرَهصَك إعْطاء حُقوق وامْتِيازات، ميثاقيَسْتَأْجِر

chartanajaté letadlonajmoutspeciálvýsadní listina

charter-chartrefundatstraktat

chartern gechartert Urkunde

ιδρυτικός

alquilar carta chárter estatuto estatutos

affréter charte charter noliser vol nolisé

leigjaleiguflugsérleyfi

statuto volo charter manifesto noleggiare privilegio

chartijaišnuomotiužsakytasužsakyti

čārter-fraktētfrakts-hartanolīgt

charter-chartre frihetsbrev leie leie-

хартия чартер

chartaprenajatý

beratçarterimtiyaz kiralamakkiralanmış

包租包租的特许状

charter

[ˈtʃɑːtəʳ]

A. N

1. (= authorization) → carta f; [of city] → fuero m; [of organization] → estatutos mpl; [of company] → escritura f de constitución
royal charter → cédula f real

2. (= hire) (Naut) → alquiler m (Aer) → fletamento m
this boat is available for charter → este barco se alquila

B. VT

1. [+ organization] → aprobar los estatutos de; [+ company] → aprobar la escritura de constitución de

2. [+ bus] → alquilar; [+ ship, plane] → fletar

C. CPD charter flight N → vuelo m chárter
charter plane N → avión m chárter

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charter

[ˈtʃɑː^rtə^r]

vt [+ plane] → affréter

(= document) → charte f

on charter [plane] → affrété(e) charter plane

[organization] → charte f
to be a charter for sth/sb (fig) → être un encouragement pour qn/qchchartered accountant [ˌtʃɑː^rtə^rdəˈkaʊntənt] n (British) → expert-comptable mf, comptable mf agréé(e)chartered surveyor n (British) → expert m immobiliercharter flight n → vol m chartercharter plane n → charter m, avion m charterchart music n (= songs that feature in the music charts) → les chansons fpl du hit-paradechart topper [ˈtʃɑː^rttɒpə^r] n (= singer, band) → roi des hit-parades(reine)m/f

charter

→ Charta f; (= town charter, Univ also) → Gründungsurkunde f; (of a society) → Satzung f; (= permission to become established) → Charter f or m, → Freibrief m

(Naut, Aviat etc: = hire) on charter → gechartert; the plane is available for charter → das Flugzeug kann gechartert werden

vt plane, bus etc → chartern

charter

in cpds → Charter-

charter

charter flight

n → Charterflug m

charter party

n → Chartergesellschaft f

charter plane

n → Charterflugzeug nt

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charter

[ˈtʃɑːtəʳ]

1. n

a. (document) → carta; (of city, organization) → statuto

b. (Naut, Aer) (hire) → noleggio
on charter → a nolo

2. vt (plane) → noleggiare

charter

(ˈtʃaːtə) noun

a formal document giving rights or privileges.

verb

to let or hire (a ship, aircraft etc) on contract. The travel company had chartered three aircraft for their holiday flights.

adjective

a charter plane; a charter flight.

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James II, the bigoted successor of Charles the Voluptuous, had annulled the charters of all the colonies, and sent a harsh and unprincipled soldier to take away our liberties and endanger our religion.

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The settlers of all the former European colonies had contented themselves with the powers conferred upon them by their respective charters, without looking beyond the seal of the royal parchment for the measure of their rights and the rule of their duties.

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For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

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It is noon, and we and all the people have been waiting patient for many an hour, and the rumour has run round that slippery John has again escaped from the Barons' grasp, and has stolen away from Duncroft Hall with his mercenaries at his heels, and will soon be doing other work than signing charters for his people's liberty.

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In a day or two the answer came back that he had not a vacancy, and was very much opposed to the whole scheme; the profession was greatly overcrowded, and without capital or connections a man had small chance of becoming more than a managing clerk; he suggested, however, that Philip should become a chartered accountant.

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Several gentlemen among them purchased a tract of country on the coast of Massachusetts Bay, and obtained a charter from King Charles, which authorized them to make laws for the settlers.

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His story seemed entirely probable, and I permitted him a seat in the special train I had chartered for Harwich.

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The Charter of the Forest designed to lessen those evils, declares that inquisition, or view, for lawing dogs, shall be made every third year, and shall be then done by the view and testimony of lawful men, not otherwise; and they whose dogs shall be then found unlawed, shall give three shillings for mercy, and for the future no man's ox shall be taken for lawing.

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As the people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived, it seems strictly consonant to the republican theory, to recur to the same original authority, not only whenever it may be necessary to enlarge, diminish, or new-model the powers of the government, but also whenever any one of the departments may commit encroachments on the chartered authorities of the others.

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"We have a charter," he said, "and, if necessary, we must fight.

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There was scarcely a battered tramp on the Seven Seas that was not his on time charter. As usual, his position was, "You've got to come and see me"; which they did, and, to use another of his phrases, they "paid through the nose" for the privilege.

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So I CHARTERED the raft and the crew and took all the responsibilities on myself.