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empowerment

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em·pow·er

[em-pou-er]
verb (used with object)
1.
to give power or authority to; authorize, especially by legal or official means: I empowered my agent to make the deal for me. The local ordinance empowers the board of health to close unsanitary restaurants.
2.
to enable or permit: Wealth empowered him to live a comfortable life.

Origin:
1645–55; em-1 + power

em·pow·er·ment, noun
un·em·pow·ered, adjective


1. warrant, commission, license, qualify.

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  • Garodnick said that other economic incentives might be offered to building owners in the solar empowerment zones.
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  • The individual is empowered when they utilize personal technology as a tool for empowerment.
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empowerment (ɪmˈpaʊəmənt)
 
n
1.  the giving or delegation of power or authority; authorization
2.  the giving of an ability; enablement or permission
3.  (in South Africa) a policy of providing special opportunities in employment, training, etc for Black people and others disadvantaged under apartheid

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empower
1650s, used by William Penn in 1690, but the modern popularity dates from 1986; from en- + power.
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