Carte Blanche (French, literally 'blank/white card', but figuratively 'unlimited discretionary power to act') may refer to:

  • Blank cheque, a cheque with no monetary value entered, figuratively an open-ended agreement

Arts and entertainment

Music

  • , a musical project of Riton and DJ Mehdi
  • Carte Blanche (Rachid Taha album), 1997
  • Carte Blanche (Phat Kat album), 2007
  • Carte Blanche (DJ Snake album), 2019
  • "Carte Blanche", a 1999 song by Veracocha
  • "Carte Blanche", a song from the 1981 musical film Shock Treatment
  • "Carte Blanche", a song by Oktobar 1864 from the 1987 album Oktobar 1864

Television

  • Carte Blanche (TV series), a South African investigative journalism show
  • "Carte Blanche", a 2003 episode of The Shield
  • Yvette Carte-Blanche, a fictional character in Allo 'Allo!

Other uses in arts and entertainment

  • Carte Blanche (Norwegian dance company), the Norwegian national company of contemporary dance
  • Carte Blanche (novel), a 2011 James Bond novel by Jeffery Deaver
  • Carte Blanche, a 1965 painting by René Magritte

Other uses

  • Carte blanche (cards), a playing card hand with no courts
  • Carte Blanche (champagne), by Louis Roederer
  • Carte Blanche (credit card), by Diners Club International
  • Carte Blanche (1955 NATO exercise)

See also

  • Tabula rasa ('blank slate'), the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content
  • Full Powers, the authority of a person to sign a treaty on behalf of a sovereign state.
  • Carta blanca ('White card'), a Spanish TV programme
  • Carta Blanca, a beer by Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery
  • Champ Libre ('Free field'), a French publisher