{
    "term": "charter",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a written statement describing the rights that a particular group of people should have",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the European Social Charter of workers’ rights"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rail passenger’s charter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a charter of rights for people with disabilities"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a national charter for the protection of animals"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He fought for a social charter of workers' rights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Minority rights are protected by the UN charter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A commission was appointed to draw up a charter to regulate political life."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["draft", "founding", "social"],
                "verb + charter": ["draft", "draw up", "sign"],
                "preposition": ["charter for", "charter of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a written statement of the principles and aims of an organization",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the United Nations Charter"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "constitution",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["draft", "founding", "social"],
                "verb + charter": ["draft", "draw up", "sign"],
                "preposition": ["charter for", "charter of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an official document stating that a government or political leader allows a new organization, town or university to be established and gives it particular rights",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The Royal College received its charter as a university in 1967."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Certain towns were allowed to hold weekly markets, by royal charter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The BBC's charter was due to be renewed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The university received its Royal Charter in 1946."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were given this right by royal charter."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["royal", "city", "corporate"],
                "verb + charter": [
                    "give somebody/​something",
                    "grant somebody/​something",
                    "issue"
                ],
                "preposition": ["by charter"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a law or policy that seems likely to help people do something bad",
            "sensetop": "charter (for something)",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The new law will be a charter for unscrupulous financial advisers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a blackmailer’s charter"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the act of hiring a plane, boat, etc.",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a yacht available for charter"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water", "Transport by air"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃɑːtə(r)/",
                "audio": "ch/charter/charter__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃɑːrtər/",
                "audio": "ch/charter/charter__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, diminutive of charta ‘paper’from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf’."
}