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charter

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Related topics: Government
char·ter1 /ˈtʃɑːtə $ ˈtʃɑːrtər/ ●●○ noun  
1  [countableC]SAY/STATE a statement of the principles, duties, and purposes of an organization 〔组织的〕原则，章程，宪章，宣言
 the freedoms embodied in the UN charter
联合国宪章所体现的自由
2  [uncountableU]PAY FOR the practice of paying money to a company to use their boats, aircraft etc, or the boat, aircraft etc used in this way 〔船、飞机等的〕包租；包租的船[飞机等]
 boats available for charter
可供包租的船
 a charter service
包租服务
3  [countableC]PG a signed statement from a government or ruler which allows a town, organization, or university to officially exist and have special rights 〔政府或统治者允许城镇、组织或大学正式成立并享有特权的〕特许状，许可证
 The town’s charter was granted in 1838.
该镇的特许状是1838年颁发的。
4  [singular]RIGHT/HAVE THE RIGHT TO British EnglishBrE informal a law or official decision that seems to give someone the right to do something most people consider morally wrong 授予特权的法令；特许状；特权
 Reducing the number of police is just a thieves’ charter.
减少警力等于是给窃贼开了通行证。
Examples from the Corpus
charter• This housing law would be a charter for dishonest landlords to cheat their tenants.• The airline is now primarily a charter service.• Our business charter clearly tells customers what charges will be applied to their accounts.• Agencies are achieving targets and are at the forefront of delivering the better services called for by the Government's citizens charter.• I also welcome the citizens charter.• Donating money to political groups goes against the union's charter.• Acceptance of a social charter might lead more easily to the achievement of the goals to which the hon. Member referred.• We arrived just nine minutes late within the ten minute target outlined in the charter.• After all, lose some bait and you can chalk it up to the charter rate.• The charter will help to change that approach to taxation.• The police decision to reduce their burglary squad has been described as 'a thieves' charter'.• A new town charter gives out-of-state property-owners the right to vote in local elections.
Related topics: Government
charter2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  PAY FORBORROWto pay a company for the use of their aircraft, boat etc 包租〔飞机、船等〕
 We chartered a boat to take us to some of the smaller islands.
我们包了一条船带我们到一些较小的岛上去。
2. PGto say officially that a town, organization, or university officially exists and has special rights 特许成立〔城镇、组织或大学〕
Examples from the Corpus
charter• I chartered a boat to take us to some of the smaller islands.• In 1989, he reportedly chartered a plane to fly 150 of his friends to a $ 3 million party in London.• He immediately chartered a plane to take him to Paris the next day and made his meeting.• She'd have to charter a small plane.• A group of journalists chartered an airplane to fly them to Addis Ababa.• You just might want to think about anyone wanting to charter any boat of yours, son.• International Aid Agencies have chartered ships to transport supplies to the disaster area.
From Longman Business Dictionary
charterchar·ter1 /ˈtʃɑːtəˈtʃɑːrtər/ verb [transitiveT]
1TRANSPORTTRAVELto pay for the use of a plane, boat, train etc for a particular period of time or a particular journey
The US government has chartered 41 commercial vessels to carry equipment to the Mideast.
2COMMERCE to officially allow a financial institution to operate in a particular place
Banks chartered in Delaware are allowed to act as insurers.
chartercharter2 noun
1[countableC, uncountableU]TRAVELTRANSPORT an arrangement in which a person or organization pays a company to use its ships, aircraft etc
Two of its ships were being repaired and unavailable for charter.
Charter rates (=rates charged for charter) for oil tankers have risen to more than $50,000 a day.
No ship without a charter party (=official contract between the owner and the user) could be loaded.
→ bareboat charter → time charter → voyage charter
2[countableC]LAW in the US, an official document that allows a business to operate and controls its activities
The company was granted a New York state charter.
3[countableC] a statement of the principles, duties, and aims of an organization
The signing of the United Nations Charter took place in San Francisco on 26 June 1945.
the review of the BBC’s charter
→ citizen's charter
Origin charter1
(1100-1200) Old French chartre, from Medieval Latin chartula, from Latin charta; → CHART1
char·ter1 nouncharter2 verb
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