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as in treaties
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as in grants
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as in rents
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
charter a boat
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as in enables
British
to give official or legal power to
a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant
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Recent Examples of charters
David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2026
Malika Bowling, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The law that charters the Fed allows the president to dismiss policymakers for cause, which is generally interpreted to mean gross professional negligence or malfeasance.
—New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The airline also charters a Bombardier Global 6000, which seats 13 but is limited to 11 for these flights, and Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, which seats 12 but is limited to 10.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Shifting charters The warfare isn’t helping the lucrative charter business.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
The company charters Explorer-class ships, limiting capacity to roughly 180 travelers.
—Malika Bowling, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The law that charters the Fed allows the president to dismiss policymakers for cause, which is generally interpreted to mean gross professional negligence or malfeasance.
—New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The airline also charters a Bombardier Global 6000, which seats 13 but is limited to 11 for these flights, and Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, which seats 12 but is limited to 10.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charters
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Or to put it another way, the nation states, treaties, and climate summits make up the globe, while climate modeling and evolution and the periodic table of elements and carbon cycle are what define the planet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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While defending the defense agreements, parliament defense committee chair Nelson Koech said Kenya's treaties with advanced militaries provide training and intelligence-sharing opportunities that will make its defense stronger.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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Shores said merchant ad grants are available to subsidize local merchant advertising.—
Joe Marusak
May 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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Today, the private hospital, which operates as a non-profit, relies largely on donations from Haitians and supporters abroad, along with limited partnerships and grants, whose certainty isn’t guaranteed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Mehdizadeh owns The Robot Studio, which rents humanoid robots for events.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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For example, a $5 million home that rents out several accessory dwelling units, but has one unit that has been vacant for a long time, would be exempt.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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What Programmable Cities Actually Require Singapore demonstrates that adaptive urban systems work when governance enables them.—
Chase Garbarino,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Electric propulsion also enables Blitz to have a low acoustic as well as infra-red signature, delaying detection.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Surrogacy contracts that treat preborn lives as transferable goods should be outlawed.—
Kimberly Bird,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Heyman put the onus on Rhodes – the face of the blue brand – to make Gunther sign the contracts.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Both hires reflect Graham’s desire to improve the Bulls’ ability to identify, acquire and develop talent — critical for a team with two first-round and two second-round picks in this year’s draft.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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They are obligated to pay him until another team hires him and would be on the hook for any differential in salary over that time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The proposal also empowers parents or children to sue if platforms break the rules.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The equal time law encourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Separately, HiCloud also signed operational agreements with partners, including Shenergy Group, Shanghai Telecom, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering, and others.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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This bill would authorize the state to enter into agreements with individual bargaining units to roll out the holiday.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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“Charters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charters. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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