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 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

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada
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
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
Charter (New York), a grant of authority or rights issued by the New York State Education Department

Air charter, the renting of an entire plane, as opposed to just seats on a flight
Bareboat charter, a type of 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

Bitstream Charter, a serif typeface designed for Bitstream Inc. by Matthew Carter in 1987