Charter (disambiguation)

A charter is the grant of authority or rights. Charter may also refer to:

Brands and enterprises

Charter Arms (1964), an American manufacturer of revolvers
Charter Behavioral Health Systems, defunct operator of medical facilities
Charter Communications (1993), a large American cable television, Internet and phone company
Charter Company (1949–1999), a very large, defunct conglomerate that had more than 180 subsidiaries
Charter International (1889–2012), a large British engineering business, acquired by Colfax Corporation in 2012

Congressional charter, symbolic charters issued by the United States Congress from 1791 to 1992
Graphic charter, the rules about the graphic identity of an organisation
Project charter, a statement of the scope, objectives and participants in a project
University charter
Municipal charter
Charter school, a school that operates independently of the local public school system
Charter city, form of legal municipal structure
Charter (New York), a grant of authority or rights issued by the New York State Education Department
Charter township, township with village-like powers in Michigan
Anglo-Saxon charters

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada
Charter of the French Language, a statute establishing French as the official language of the province of Quebec
United Nations Charter, a statement of the scope, objectives of united nations
Charter of the Rights of the Family (aka "The Charter" / "La Carta"), Catholic Church

Air charter, the renting of an entire plane, as opposed to just seats on a flight
Ship charter, the renting of a ship or boat
- Bareboat charter, a type of ship or boat chartering whereby no crew or provisions are included
- Yacht charter, the practice of renting a sailboat or motor yacht and travelling to various destinations
The renting of an entire train, as an excursion train, or a city bus or tram

Charters (surname)
Andrew Charter, field hockey player
Charter (typeface), a serif typeface designed for Bitstream Inc. by Matthew Carter in 1987
Charter (film), a 2020 Swedish film