as in mandate
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties the empowerment of her husband to make medical decisions on her behalf is clearly stated in her living will

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Recent Examples of empowerment The African American Community Services Agency has had a few events already this week commemorating Juneteenth — including a Power Brunch on Sunday and a discussion on economic empowerment Tuesday. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 June 2025 From climate activism to reproductive freedom, from economic empowerment to diasporic unity, this is where movements gather momentum. Melissa Noel, Essence, 11 June 2025 Bridget Crocker is a trailblazer in women’s empowerment within the outdoor industry. Bridget Crocker june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025 The Special Lempicka Award The Lempicka Award honors the show each year that is most akin to the beloved flop musical Lempicka — i.e., a story of women’s empowerment that includes a lot of belting and some crazy set pieces and is also not very good. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for empowerment
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mandate
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  • Failure to acquire the additional capacity would mean HSBC’s return-to-office mandate could be dead on arrival, with thousands of staff unable to find desk space at the bank’s buildings.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 June 2025
  • The ruling Friday marked a major win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the separation of church and state and the poster-sized displays would isolate students -- especially those who are not Christian.
    Democrat-Gazette staff, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025

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“Empowerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowerment. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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