Carte blanche
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A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the bottom,given to another person, with permission to superscribe whatconditions he pleases. Hence: Unconditional terms; unlimitedauthority.
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[unconditional] [authority].
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[Carte blanche] literally means [blank check]. It is a term used when person A does a favor for person B and in return [requests] [carte blanche] (aka, a promised favor in the future.) Just like a blank check can be any amount, carte blanche could could be any range of favors.
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complete freedom to do something:
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