charter vs permit

charter

verb
  • To grant or establish a charter. 

  • To lease or hire something by charter. 

  • (of a peace officer) To inform (an arrestee) of their constitutional rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon arrest. 

noun
  • A special privilege, immunity, or exemption. 

  • A deed (legal contract). 

  • The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle. 

  • A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel. 

  • a provision whose unintended consequence would be to encourage an undesirable activity 

  • A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc. 

  • A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges. 

adj
  • Leased or hired. 

permit

verb
  • To grant formal authorization for (something). 

  • To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. 

  • To allow for, to make something possible. 

  • To allow, to admit (of). 

  • To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something). 

  • To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. 

noun
  • A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus. 

  • An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. 

  • A learner's permit. 

How often have the words charter and permit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )