charter
♦ char|ter /tʃ'ɑːrtər/ (charters chartering chartered)
1 [N-COUNT] with supp
A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
A charter plane or boat is one which is hired for use by a particular person or group and which is not part of a regular service.
...the last charter plane carrying out foreign nationals.
...frequent charter flights to Spain.
3 [VERB] V n, V-ed
If a person or organization charters a plane, boat, or other vehicle, they hire it for their own use.
He chartered a jet to fly her home from California to Switzerland...
Yesterday, a cargo ship chartered by the UN arrived in the capital carrying 1,550 tons of rice.
4 [PHRASE]
If you describe a decision or policy as a charter for someone or something you disapprove of, you mean that it is likely to help or encourage them.
They described the Home Office scheme as a `charter for cheats'...char|ter mem|ber (charter members)
[N-COUNT] usu N of n
A charter member of a club, group, or organization is one of the first members, often one who was involved in setting it up. (AM; in BRIT, use founder member)
1 [N-COUNT] with supp
A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
A charter plane or boat is one which is hired for use by a particular person or group and which is not part of a regular service.
...the last charter plane carrying out foreign nationals.
...frequent charter flights to Spain.
3 [VERB] V n, V-ed
If a person or organization charters a plane, boat, or other vehicle, they hire it for their own use.
He chartered a jet to fly her home from California to Switzerland...
Yesterday, a cargo ship chartered by the UN arrived in the capital carrying 1,550 tons of rice.
4 [PHRASE]
If you describe a decision or policy as a charter for someone or something you disapprove of, you mean that it is likely to help or encourage them.
They described the Home Office scheme as a `charter for cheats'...char|ter mem|ber (charter members)
[N-COUNT] usu N of n
A charter member of a club, group, or organization is one of the first members, often one who was involved in setting it up. (AM; in BRIT, use founder member)