I.
noun
1 official written statement of principles, rights, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ draft
▪ founding
▪ social
▪ national , UN
▪ citizens' , patients' (both BrE )
VERB + CHARTER
▪ draft , draw up
▪ sign
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
a national ~ for the protection of animals
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of workers' rights
2 document giving rights to a town/an organization
ADJECTIVE
▪ royal
▪ city , corporate , federal , state (all esp. AmE )
VERB + CHARTER
▪ give sb/sth , grant sb/sth , issue
▪ draft
▪ approve , sign
▪ receive
▪ amend , change
▪ revoke
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
They were given this right by royal ~.
II.
verb
Charter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ boat , ↑ flight , ↑ helicopter , ↑ jet , ↑ plane , ↑ vessel , ↑ yacht