charter
Example Sentences
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Railroad executives lobbied for exclusive charters, tax exemptions, and land grants, and formed “pools” to divide traffic and fix rates.
From Barron's
Enova Chief Executive Steve Cunningham said in an interview that the acquisition of the New York-based digital bank came with “everything that you need to successfully operate with a bank charter.”
A charter member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the nation exuded affluence and excess — though the wealth was mostly channeled to domestic elites and foreign oil companies, not the impoverished majority.
From Los Angeles Times
California students in some places can attend charter schools if they clear the waiting list, but they have no private school choice.
Greater representation of women in parliament is also in the charter - and judging by the tiny number of successful female candidates in the election, there is a long way to go.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
