Carte blanche is a French phrase meaning 'blank slate' or 'free rein'. It is used to refer to a situation in which someone has complete FREEDOM to act as they wish. The crossword solutions for this term include FREEDOM (7 letters), LICENSE (7 letters), freehand (8 letters), freerein (8 letters), AGREEMENT (9 letters), AUTHORITY (9 letters), blankcheck (10 letters), PREROGATIVE (11 letters), and blanketapproval (15 letters). These words all refer to the concept of having unrestricted power or AUTHORITY to do something.