Definitions

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  • noun The granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group.
  • noun The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
  • noun The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
  • noun South Africa Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.

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  • noun the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

Etymologies

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empower +‎ -ment

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Examples

  • The term empowerment is used frequently today; unfortunately, many people using the term do not really understand what it means.

    VISION, VALUES, AND COURAGE Neil H. Snyder 1994

  • The term empowerment is used frequently today; unfortunately, many people using the term do not really understand what it means.

    VISION, VALUES, AND COURAGE Neil H. Snyder 1994

  • They use tricks and gimmicks to electrify their audiences under the label empowerment, overcoming limitations and more with the promises of wealth and happiness.

    Grant Cardone: James Ray Was Warned 2009

  • They use tricks and gimmicks to electrify their audiences under the label empowerment, overcoming limitations and more with the promises of wealth and happiness.

    Grant Cardone: James Ray Was Warned 2009

  • They use tricks and gimmicks to electrify their audiences under the label empowerment, overcoming limitations and more with the promises of wealth and happiness.

    Grant Cardone: James Ray Was Warned 2009

  • As one of the premier buzzwords from the total quality movement, the word empowerment has been overused and sometimes misunderstood.

    VISION, VALUES, AND COURAGE Neil H. Snyder 1994

  • As one of the premier buzzwords from the total quality movement, the word empowerment has been overused and sometimes misunderstood.

    VISION, VALUES, AND COURAGE Neil H. Snyder 1994

  • Klinsmann will use the word "empowerment" when he gathers in his first training squad before the Mexico game next week.

    NYT > Home Page By ROB HUGHES 2011

  • Political empowerment is the key to changing our education system for the better.

    Jalen Rose: Voter Education Equals Improving Our Educational System Jalen Rose 2010

  • I believe that humanity's advances are made by individuals, and helped along by empowerment of that individual, and that most of this empowerment is in the sense of getting the hell out of their way - rogue individuals have consistently had to buck th ...

    Evolutionary Psychology and Economic Behavior, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

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