charter A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the re ...

is the grant of authority or rights. Charter may also refer to:

Brands and enterprises

Charter Arms Charter Arms Co. is an American manufacturer of revolvers. Since its founding in 1964, Charter Arms has produced revolvers chambered in the following calibers: .22 Long Rifle, .22 Winchester Magnum, .32 Long, .32 H&R Magnum, .327 Federal Mag ...

(1964), an American manufacturer of revolvers *

Charter Communications Charter Communications, Inc., is an American telecommunications and mass media company with services branded as Spectrum. With over 32 million customers in 41 states, it is the second-largest cable operator in the United States by subscribe ...

(1993), a large American cable television, Internet and phone company *

Charter Company The Charter Company of Jacksonville, Florida was a conglomerate with more than 180 subsidiaries that was in the ''Fortune'' 500 for 11 years beginning in 1974 and ranked 61st in 1984. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in late 1984, ...

(1949–1999), a very large, defunct conglomerate that had more than 180 subsidiaries *

Charter International Charter International plc was a large British engineering business based in London. It was acquired by Colfax Corporation in January 2012. History The British South Africa Company was founded in 1889 by Royal Charter.

(1889–2012), a large British engineering business, acquired by Colfax Corporation in 2012

Contracts, governing documents and official designations

Congressional charter A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that states the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress issued federal charters from 1791 until 1992 under Title 36 of the United States Code. The first char ...

, symbolic charters issued by the United States Congress from 1791 to 1992 *

Graphic charter A graphic charter is a document containing the rules regarding the graphic identity of a project, company or organisation. It represents a broadening of the entity's visual identity beyond printed matter and signage to encompass media platforms ...

, the rules about the graphic identity of an organisation *

Project charter In project management, a project charter, project definition, or project statement is a statement of the scope, objectives, and participants in a project. It provides a preliminary delineation of roles and responsibilities, outlines the project's k ...

, a statement of the scope, objectives and participants in a project *

University charter A university charter is a charter issued by an authority to create or recognize a university. The earliest universities – Bologna, Paris and Oxford – arose organically from concentrations of schools in those cities rather than being ...

Municipal charter A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document ('' charter'') establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The concept developed in Europe during the Middle Ages. Traditionally the granting of a charte ...

Charter school A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autono ...

, a school that operates independently of the local public school system *

Charter city In the United States, a charter city is a city in which the governing system is defined by the city's own charter document rather than solely by general law. In states where city charters are allowed by law, a city can adopt or modify its orga ...

, form of legal municipal structure *

Charter (New York) A charter is a grant of authority or rights issued by the New York State Education Department (NYSED). The organization grants provisional and absolute charters to legally establish educational corporations including schools, libraries, historical ...

, a grant of authority or rights issued by the New York State Education Department *

Charter township A charter township is a form of local government in the U.S. state of Michigan. Townships in Michigan are organized governments. A charter township has been granted a charter, which allows it certain rights and responsibilities of home rule tha ...

, township with village-like powers in Michigan

Specific charters

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms The ''Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms'' (french: Charte canadienne des droits et libertés), often simply referred to as the ''Charter'' in Canada, is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada, forming the first part ...

, a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada *

United Nations Charter The Charter of the United Nations (UN) is the foundational treaty of the UN, an intergovernmental organization. It establishes the purposes, governing structure, and overall framework of the United Nations System, UN system, including its Organ ...

, a statement of the scope, objectives of united nations * Charter of the Rights of the Family (aka "The Charter" / "La Carta"), Catholic Church

Transportation

Air charter Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline). Regulation Charter – also called air taxi or ad hoc – flights ...

, the renting of an entire plane, as opposed to just seats on a flight *

Bareboat charter A bareboat charter or demise charter is an arrangement for the chartering or hiring of a ship or boat, whereby no crew or provisions are included as part of the agreement; instead, the people who rent the vessel from the owner are responsible ...

, a type of boat chartering whereby no crew or provisions are included *

Yacht charter Yacht chartering is the practice of renting, or chartering, a sailboat or motor yacht and travelling to various coastal or island destinations. This is usually a vacation activity, but it also can be a business event. There are two main kinds ...

, the practice of renting a sailboat or motor yacht and travelling to various destinations * The renting of an entire train, as an

excursion train An excursion train is a chartered train run for a special event or purpose. Examples are trains to major sporting event, trains run for railfans or tourists, and special trains operated by the railway company for employees and prominent customer ...

, or a city bus or tram

Other uses

Charters (surname) Charters is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ann Charters (born 1936), American professor of English * Charlie Charters (born 1968), former English rugby union official and sports marketing executive * Frank Charters, (1884� ...

Andrew Charter Andrew Lewis Charter (born 30 March 1987) is an Australian field hockey player. He played club hockey for Central Hockey Club, winning a championship with the team in 2004 and 2008. He played for the Australian Capital Territory team in the Aust ...

, field hockey player *

Charter (typeface) Bitstream Charter is a serif typeface designed by Matthew Carter in 1987 for Bitstream Inc. Charter is based on Pierre-Simon Fournier’s characters, originating from the 18th century. Classified by Bitstream as a transitional-serif typeface (Bi ...

, a serif typeface designed for Bitstream Inc. by Matthew Carter in 1987 * ''Charter'' (film), a 2020 Swedish film

Brands and enterprises

Contracts, governing documents and official designations

Specific charters

Transportation

Other uses

See also