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- DictionaryChar·ter/ˈCHärdər/
noun
- 1. a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which a body such as a company, college, or city is founded and its rights and privileges defined: "the town received a charter from the Emperor"
- 2. the reservation of an aircraft, boat, or bus for private use: "a plane on charter to a multinational company"
verb
- 1. grant a charter to (a company, college, city, or other body): "the company was chartered in 1864"
- 2. reserve (an aircraft, boat, or bus) for private use: "he chartered a plane to take him to Paris"
The meaning of CHARTER is a written instrument or contract (such as a deed) executed in due form. How to use charter in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Charter.
A charter is a document that defines the exact structure, rights, and organization of a state, colony, corporation, or similar, as in The American colonies were governed by charters authorized by the king of England.
a formal statement of the rights of a country's people, or of an organization or a particular social group, that is agreed by or demanded from a ruler or government: a charter of rights. Education is one of the basic human rights written into the United Nations Charter. The government has produced a Citizen's/Parents'/Patients' Charter.
CHARTER meaning: 1 : a document issued by a government that gives rights to a person or group; 2 : a document which declares that a city, town, school, or corporation has been established
As a noun, charter refers to a written document outlining — or mapping — the rights and obligations of a company or organization, or even, in older days, a town or entire colony. New York City was given a charter, for example, by the British monarch in the 17th century, guaranteeing it certain rights in exchange for goods and services.
1. a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges. 2. (often cap) a document defining the formal organization of a corporate body; constitution. the Charter of the United Nations.
a formal statement of the rights of a country's people, or of an organization or a particular social group, that is agreed by or demanded from a ruler or government: a charter of rights. Education is one of the basic human rights written into the United Nations Charter. The government has produced a Citizen's/Parents'/Patients' Charter.
noun. /ˈtʃɑːtə (r)/ /ˈtʃɑːrtər/ [countable] a written statement describing the rights that a particular group of people should have. the European Social Charter of workers’ rights. a rail passenger’s charter. a charter of rights for people with disabilities. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
1. a formal document from the sovereign or state incorporating a city, bank, college, etc, and specifying its purposes and rights. 2. (sometimes capital) a formal document granting or demanding from the sovereign power of a state certain rights or liberties.
Charter definition: 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.
