''Carte Blanche'' (French, literally 'blank/white card', but figuratively 'unlimited discretionary power to act') may refer to:
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Blank cheque
A blank cheque or blank check in the literal sense is a cheque that has no monetary value written in, but is already signed. In the figurative sense, it is used to describe a situation in which an agreement has been made that is open-ended or va ...
, a cheque with no monetary value entered, figuratively an open-ended agreement
Arts and entertainment
Music
* , a musical project of
Riton
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''Carte Blanche'' (Rachid Taha album), 1997
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''Carte Blanche'' (Phat Kat album), 2007
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''Carte Blanche'' (DJ Snake album), 2019
* "Carte Blanche", a 1999 song by
Veracocha
* "Carte Blanche", a song from the 1981 musical film ''
Shock Treatment
''Shock Treatment'' is a 1981 American musical comedy film directed by Jim Sharman, and co-written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien. It is a follow-up to the 1975 film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''. While not an outright sequel, the film does ...
''
* "Carte Blanche", a song by Oktobar 1864 from the 1987 album ''
Oktobar 1864
Oktobar 1864 ( sr-cyr, Октобар 1864; trans. ''October 1864'') was a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1984.
Formed and led by guitarist Goran Tomanović and fronted by vocalist Tanja Jovićević, the band gained mainstream populari ...
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Television
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''Carte Blanche'' (TV series), a South African investigative journalism show
* "Carte Blanche", a 2003
episode of ''The Shield''
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Yvette Carte-Blanche
This is a list of all main and recurring characters of BBC television's sitcom Allo 'Allo!'' that ran for 85 episodes from 1982–1992.
Overview
René Artois
René Francois Artois (Gorden Kaye) – The local café proprietor who, whilst ...
, a fictional character in Allo 'Allo!''
Other uses in arts and entertainment
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Carte Blanche (Norwegian dance company), the Norwegian national company of contemporary dance
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''Carte Blanche'' (novel), a 2011 James Bond novel by Jeffery Deaver
* ''Carte Blanche'', a 1965 painting by
René Magritte
René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgium, Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature ...
Other uses
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Carte blanche (cards), a playing card hand with no courts
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Carte Blanche (champagne), by Louis Roederer
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Carte Blanche (credit card)
Diners Club International Ltd. (DCI), founded as Diners Club, is a charge card company owned by Capital One. Formed in 1950 by Frank X. McNamara, Ralph Schneider (1909–1964), Matty Simmons, and Alfred S. Bloomingdale, it was the first indepen ...
, by Diners Club International
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Carte Blanche (1955 NATO exercise)
See also
* ''
Tabula rasa
''Tabula rasa'' (; Latin for "blank slate") is the idea of individuals being born empty of any built-in mental content, so that all knowledge comes from later perceptions or sensory experiences. Proponents typically form the extreme "nurture" ...
'' ('blank slate'), the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content
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Full Powers
A ''plenipotentiary'' (from the Latin ''plenus'' "full" and ''potens'' "powerful") is a diplomat who has full powers—authorization to sign a treaty or convention on behalf of a sovereign. When used as a noun more generally, the word can also r ...
, the authority of a person to sign a treaty on behalf of a sovereign state.
* ''
Carta blanca
Carta may refer to:
People with the surname
* Angelico Carta (1886-?), Italian military officer
* Antonella Carta (born 1967), Italian footballer
* Fabio Carta (born 1977), Italian short track speed skater
* Federica Carta (disambiguation)
* ...
'' ('White card'), a Spanish TV programme
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Carta Blanca
Carta may refer to:
People with the surname
* Angelico Carta (1886-?), Italian military officer
* Antonella Carta (born 1967), Italian footballer
* Fabio Carta (born 1977), Italian short track speed skater
* Federica Carta (disambiguation)
* ...
, a beer by Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery
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Champ Libre
Champ Libre is a French publisher founded in 1969 by Gérard Lebovici in Paris. The name is taken from a phrase which means "free field" (the way is clear).
In 1984, after the assassination of Gérard Lebovici, Champ Libre changed its name and ...
('Free field'), a French publisher
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Blanche (disambiguation)
Blanche may refer to:
People
* Blanche (singer), stage name of Belgian singer and songwriter Ellie Delvaux
* Blanche (given name)
* Blanche (surname)
Places Australia
* Blanche Harbor (South Australia), a bay on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula
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Blank (disambiguation)
Blank or Blanks may refer to:
*Blank (archaeology), a thick, shaped stone biface for refining into a stone tool
*Blank (cartridge), a type of gun cartridge
* Blank (Scrabble), a playing piece in the board game Scrabble
* Blank (solution), a solut ...
*
Carte (disambiguation)
Carte may refer to:
People
* Alexander Carte (1805–1881), Irish British zoologist
* Anto Carte (1886–1954), Belgian painter
* Helen Carte (1852–1913), Scottish British businesswoman
* Richard Carte (1808–1891), British flute-maker
* Sam ...
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Card (disambiguation)
Card or The Card may refer to:
Common uses
* Plastic cards of various types:
** Bank card
** Credit card
**Debit card
**Payment card
* Playing card, used in games
* Printed circuit board, or card
* Greeting card, given on special occasions
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