French word

charte

Pronunciation

IPA/ʃaʁt/

Meaning

  • feminine nounterms of use

Example

Vous devez accepter la charte du site pour continuer.

You must accept the site's terms of use to continue.

Illustration for charte (terms of use)

More examples

La charte de confidentialité protège les données des utilisateurs.

The privacy policy protects users' data.

Core concept

An organized page of commitments and standards used to steer decisions.

Common phrases

  • charte du site

    site policy

  • charte de confidentialité

    privacy policy

Similar words

règlement: A formal document prescribing detailed rules and procedures for an organization or facility.
loi: A legal rule established by a government or legislature and applying to the population.
code: An organized set of rules or principles covering a specific field.
convention: A document expressing an agreement or arrangement made by the parties involved.

Definition in French

Texte formel qui fixe des principes directeurs, des engagements collectifs ou des règles de bonnes pratiques pour une communauté, une entreprise ou un service.

Word origin

French charte comes from Old French and Latin charta, which was borrowed from Greek khartes for a sheet of papyrus or paper.

Usage tips

  • Charte often sets out principles or commitments, whereas règlement normally denotes more specific binding rules.

Other meanings

  • charternoun
  • code of conductnoun

Opposites

  • anarchieanarchynoun

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