charter
noun
uk/ˈtʃɑːtər/ us [ C ] GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
a formal statement of the rights of a country's people, or a particular social group, which is agreed by or demanded from a government, etc.:
Education is one of the basic human rights written into the United Nations Charter.
[ C ]
a statement of the aims and values of an organization, etc.:
The city charter and state law require the city to enact a balanced budget before April 1.
[ C ] LAW
in the US, an official document that shows that a company has been formed legally and that controls how it operates:
Commercial banks with a national charter are supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[ U ] TRANSPORT
the renting of a plane or ship:
a charter flight
a major charter operator
See also
bareboat charter
citizen's charter
time charter
voyage charter
charter
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈtʃɑːtər/ us TRANSPORT
to rent a plane or ship, for a special use and not as part of a regular service:
The company chartered a plane to take executives to the conference.
LAW
to start a new organization by giving it an official charter:
The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1816.