charter school
noun
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- (in North America) a publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the terms of a charter with a local or national authority（北美）契约学校（根据地方或国家当局特许状由教师、家长或社区组织建立的公助私立学校）。
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Charter School
historical a school established by the Charter Society (founded for that purpose in 1733) to provide a Protestant education to poor Catholics in Ireland〈史〉特许学校（为爱尔兰贫困天主教徒提供新教教育, 由1733年为此成立的特许社创建）。