chartered

verb

past tense of charter
1
as in rented
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum charter a boat

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2
as in enabled
British to give official or legal power to a London firm seeking the services of a chartered accountant

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Recent Examples of chartered Local 884, which was chartered in 1960, is exclusively devoted to on-set educators, who also serve as minors‘ welfare advocates on set. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 Machado’s team said that the opposition leader, who is now based in Panama, attempted to return to Venezuela by sea, but the company that chartered her boat canceled the trip hours before leaving, alleging its vessel was unfit for navigation. — Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Rams players, however, are arriving in Melbourne just one day before the game, while their opponents chartered a plane last week and have already been acclimating to the 17-hour time zone difference. — Jessica Golden, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 When Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso pardoned Posada and released him from prison in August 2004, Gonzalez flew him to Honduras, on a plane chartered by Alvarez. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Reports that Liverpool chartered their own jet are incorrect. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress to guard public buildings, challenged the construction of the project. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Our hunting and conservation editor and his buddies chartered a helicopter to fly into an area of public land that was surrounded by private ranches. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 The twin-engine Cessna was operated by Security Aviation and had been chartered to fly from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, located about 40 miles south of Goodnews Bay, according to KTUU. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartered
  1. rented
  2. enabled
  3. hired
  4. authorized
  5. empowered
  6. qualified
  7. licensed
  8. certified
Verb
  • In 2019, when the husband’s work uprooted the family to Seattle, the pair kept the Eichler and rented it out, never quite thinking of the move as permanent.
    — Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Lopez rented a car and left the Keys, Ramsay told the Herald.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of rented
Verb
  • The company is working on a Siri AI-enabled smart home hub that comes with a six-inch display that users can mount to their wall or place on a table, Bloomberg has reported.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Consider Inside Membership a slick, Uber-like alternative to traditional PR agencies, streamlining the process of bookings, content creation and measurement of ROI, since it’s all enabled by proprietary technology.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of enabled
Verb
  • The film, billed as a biographical dramedy, tells the story of a chaotic boardroom crisis at OpenAI in November 2023, when co-founder Altman was fired and then re-hired at the AI giant.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Claire, who always longed to be involved in baseball, expressed interest in the job and was hired as a public relations assistant, remaining in the position until 1975, when he was promoted to vice president of public relations.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hired
Verb
  • That's according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly and cautioned the plans could shift.
    — NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As synthetic media and autonomous systems proliferate, organizations will need to verify identity, prove content provenance and determine whether AI agents are authorized to act.
    — Amit Sinha, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of authorized
Verb
  • Organizers see Saturday’s protest as part of an ongoing effort and hope more people will feel empowered to participate.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • That is in large part, Steiker said, because of a deferential judicial approach to the execution process, which has consistently empowered states to carry out executions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • The city partnered with The Fax Partnership and Mile High United Way to distribute grants of up to $15,000 to some businesses who qualified for relief.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This is the fourth time both have qualified for postseason play.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • Senate Bill 903 would have prohibited a therapist from using AI tools to make decisions or evaluate a person’s emotional state, without the review and approval from someone who is licensed.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • His works are carefully licensed and stewarded, which brings us to Jean-Pierre Frohlich.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of licensed
Verb
  • Some healthcare professionals who serve as patient advocates are not certified and instead have learned relevant skills through their education or professional experiences.
    — Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Additionally, Explora is a B Corporation and is certified as a CarbonNeutralCompany.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of certified

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“Chartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chartered. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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