blanc-seing

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From blanc (white) and seing (signature).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /blɑ̃.sɛ̃/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

blanc-seing m (plural blanc-seings or blancs-seings)

  1. blank signature
  2. a document so signed, a blank check etc.
  3. (figuratively) carte blanche, license, free rein
    • 2021 (November 22), Agence France-Presse, "Kyle Rittenhouse dit qu’il soutient Black Lives Matter," La Presse:
      Ce verdict a choqué une partie de l’Amérique, estimant qu’il offrait un blanc-seing aux partisans de la suprématie blanche et aux groupes armés.
      The verdict shocked part of America, in whose view it offered carte blanche to white supremacists and armed groups.

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