Charter
noun
A formal document or agreement that states the rights and duties of a group of people or an organization.
The students created a charter for their club with the school's permission.
Often appears as...
- charter school
- city charter
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Formal
verb
To rent a vehicle, usually a boat or bus, for a private use.
The company chartered a bus for their annual team building event.
Often appears as...
- charter a plane
- charter a bus
noun
A trip on a chartered vehicle.
They went on a charter to the tropics for their honeymoon.
Often appears as...
- fishing charter
- charter trip
adjective
Being a part of or relating to a charter.
She attends a charter school.
Often appears as...
- charter member
- charter city
noun
A formal document or agreement that states the rights and duties of a group of people or an organization.
The students created a charter for their club with the school's permission.
Often appears as...
- charter school
- city charter
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To rent a vehicle, usually a boat or bus, for a private use.
The company chartered a bus for their annual team building event.
Often appears as...
- charter a plane
- charter a bus
noun
A trip on a chartered vehicle.
They went on a charter to the tropics for their honeymoon.
Often appears as...
- fishing charter
- charter trip
adjective
Being a part of or relating to a charter.
She attends a charter school.
Often appears as...
- charter member
- charter city
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Importance
Charters often have historical significance, forming foundations of laws or institutions.
The Magna Carta is a famous historic charter.
Pro Tip 2/3Foundational Document
Charters can be foundational, outlining principles and governance for organizations.
The United Nations Charter establishes its principles.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Binding
A charter is legally binding, holding parties to their agreements.
The city's charter dictates local government structure.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Importance
Charters often have historical significance, forming foundations of laws or institutions.
The Magna Carta is a famous historic charter.
Pro Tip 2/3Foundational Document
Charters can be foundational, outlining principles and governance for organizations.
The United Nations Charter establishes its principles.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Binding
A charter is legally binding, holding parties to their agreements.
The city's charter dictates local government structure.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Importance
Charters often have historical significance, forming foundations of laws or institutions.
The Magna Carta is a famous historic charter.
Pro Tip 2/3Foundational Document
Charters can be foundational, outlining principles and governance for organizations.
The United Nations Charter establishes its principles.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Binding
A charter is legally binding, holding parties to their agreements.
The city's charter dictates local government structure.
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Our failing schools....
You know, people tell me, "Yeah, those charter schools, a lot of them don't work." A lot of them don't. They should be closed. I mean, I really believe they should be closed. But we can't confuse figuring out the science and things not working with we shouldn't therefore do anything. Right? Because that's not the way the world works.
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The "opportunity gap" in...
broken radiator in our hallway, those parts of the house that we always say we're going to get to next week, they're devaluing our whole property. Instead of constantly looking away to solutions like privatization or the charter school movement to solve our problems, why don't we take a deeper look at public education,
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Paul Romer: Why the...
You'll need to attract firms, who will come hire the people who move there first. And you'll need to attract families, the residents who will come and live there permanently, raise their children, get an education for their children, and get their first job. With that charter, people will move there.
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The emergence of drama...
into crude and sometimes comic stories. The clergy intended to teach against immorality. How ironic, then, that the morality plays actually encouraged vices as more popular than virtues. By the mid-15th century, the church started to outlaw these performances. Town charters required that any theater
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How Netflix changed...
and, in fact, what we need is a lot more variety. So in the US there's a form of public school called charter public schools, that are run by nonprofits. And that's the big emphasis for me, is if you can have schools run by nonprofits, they are more mission-focused, they support the educators well.
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Earth Day Eve 2021 PIPE...
- If I was an explorer, I wouldn't care about getting dirty. - I would take my findings back to the lab- - To build things, create new things. - To be an explorer is all about understanding this world better. - To show the world a different way of seeing. - To venture into unchartered territory.
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Nationalism vs....
because I think what people are talking about is that there was a world where you had fewer journalistic outlets, where there were traditions, that things were fact-checked. It was incorporated into the charter of those organizations that the truth mattered.
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4 simple ways to have a...
canceled and to solve the problem he got on the phone called around chartered a plane sold tickets to the other stranded passengers and actually ended up making a profit the light went on I could start an airline and the idea for Virgin Atlantic was born
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Amy Toensing: The...
began with a chartered flight to a remote community and then a good part of a day on a dirt track in a four-wheel drive vehicle. Not really out of the ordinary if you are trying to get to anywhere in the world remote. It's a lot of logistics
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Karen Armstrong: 2008...
to building this charter, launching it and propagating it so that it becomes -- I'd like to see it in every college, every church, every mosque, every synagogue in the world,
Video examples
Our failing schools....
You know, people tell me, "Yeah, those charter schools, a lot of them don't work." A lot of them don't. They should be closed. I mean, I really believe they should be closed. But we can't confuse figuring out the science and things not working with we shouldn't therefore do anything. Right? Because that's not the way the world works.
Video examples
The "opportunity gap" in...
broken radiator in our hallway, those parts of the house that we always say we're going to get to next week, they're devaluing our whole property. Instead of constantly looking away to solutions like privatization or the charter school movement to solve our problems, why don't we take a deeper look at public education,
Video examples
Paul Romer: Why the...
You'll need to attract firms, who will come hire the people who move there first. And you'll need to attract families, the residents who will come and live there permanently, raise their children, get an education for their children, and get their first job. With that charter, people will move there.
Video examples
The emergence of drama...
into crude and sometimes comic stories. The clergy intended to teach against immorality. How ironic, then, that the morality plays actually encouraged vices as more popular than virtues. By the mid-15th century, the church started to outlaw these performances. Town charters required that any theater
Video examples
How Netflix changed...
and, in fact, what we need is a lot more variety. So in the US there's a form of public school called charter public schools, that are run by nonprofits. And that's the big emphasis for me, is if you can have schools run by nonprofits, they are more mission-focused, they support the educators well.
Video examples
Earth Day Eve 2021 PIPE...
- If I was an explorer, I wouldn't care about getting dirty. - I would take my findings back to the lab- - To build things, create new things. - To be an explorer is all about understanding this world better. - To show the world a different way of seeing. - To venture into unchartered territory.
Video examples
Nationalism vs....
because I think what people are talking about is that there was a world where you had fewer journalistic outlets, where there were traditions, that things were fact-checked. It was incorporated into the charter of those organizations that the truth mattered.
Video examples
4 simple ways to have a...
canceled and to solve the problem he got on the phone called around chartered a plane sold tickets to the other stranded passengers and actually ended up making a profit the light went on I could start an airline and the idea for Virgin Atlantic was born
Video examples
Amy Toensing: The...
began with a chartered flight to a remote community and then a good part of a day on a dirt track in a four-wheel drive vehicle. Not really out of the ordinary if you are trying to get to anywhere in the world remote. It's a lot of logistics
Video examples
Karen Armstrong: 2008...
to building this charter, launching it and propagating it so that it becomes -- I'd like to see it in every college, every church, every mosque, every synagogue in the world,
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Quote examples
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Indian Businessman
My father was a person who always allowed me to do what I wanted but he told me you want to go to a stock market, first get yourself qualified. So, I qualified myself as a chartered accountant and my dad said what do you want to do? I said I want to go to the stock market. He asked what will you do? I said I invest.
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Vanessa Diffenbaugh
American Author
My husband was working as principal of an urban transformation high school - the kind of public charter school determined to do whatever it takes to give its mostly minority, low-income student body the education they need and deserve to be successful in life.
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Randi Weingarten
American Activist
The public education landscape is enriched by having many options - neighborhood public schools, magnet schools, community schools, schools that focus on career and technical education, and even charter schools.
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Rachel Campos-Duffy
American Entertainer
Parents and grandparents ought to understand the importance of making sure the next generation excels - and charter schools have proven extraordinarily successful nearly everywhere they've been tried.
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Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Lawyer
My belief in human rights includes a fundamental principle that is written into Article 1 of the UN Charter: respect for equal rights and self-determination.
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Cynthia Rowley
American Designer
I've always wanted to do something in the food and beverage world. Part of my MO is to go into unchartered territory. I enjoy a challenge.
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Jonathan Kozol
American Writer
The 'niche' effect of charter schools guarantees a swift and vicious deepening of class and racial separation.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
American Politician
Hamas says in its charter they want to see a world without Israel. They want to obliterate Israel.
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Chuck Zito
American Celebrity
There's probably about 150 charters in the world. We're the biggest international club there is.
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Andrew Cuomo
American Politician
I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Indian Businessman
My father was a person who always allowed me to do what I wanted but he told me you want to go to a stock market, first get yourself qualified. So, I qualified myself as a chartered accountant and my dad said what do you want to do? I said I want to go to the stock market. He asked what will you do? I said I invest.
Quote examples
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
American Author
My husband was working as principal of an urban transformation high school - the kind of public charter school determined to do whatever it takes to give its mostly minority, low-income student body the education they need and deserve to be successful in life.
Quote examples
Randi Weingarten
American Activist
The public education landscape is enriched by having many options - neighborhood public schools, magnet schools, community schools, schools that focus on career and technical education, and even charter schools.
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Rachel Campos-Duffy
American Entertainer
Parents and grandparents ought to understand the importance of making sure the next generation excels - and charter schools have proven extraordinarily successful nearly everywhere they've been tried.
Quote examples
Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Lawyer
My belief in human rights includes a fundamental principle that is written into Article 1 of the UN Charter: respect for equal rights and self-determination.
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Cynthia Rowley
American Designer
I've always wanted to do something in the food and beverage world. Part of my MO is to go into unchartered territory. I enjoy a challenge.
Quote examples
Jonathan Kozol
American Writer
The 'niche' effect of charter schools guarantees a swift and vicious deepening of class and racial separation.
Quote examples
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
American Politician
Hamas says in its charter they want to see a world without Israel. They want to obliterate Israel.
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Chuck Zito
American Celebrity
There's probably about 150 charters in the world. We're the biggest international club there is.
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Andrew Cuomo
American Politician
I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
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