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adjective

Definition of empowerednext
as in enfranchised

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verb

past tense of empower
1
as in enabled
to give official or legal power to the federal agency empowered to collect taxes

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2
as in allowed
to make able or possible workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement

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Recent Examples of empowered
Adjective
There’s little precedent for our federal government to prosecute crimes of the empowered elite. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026 Greater impact feeds your empowered mindset, and the cycle continues. — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Verb
Responsibility had been scattered across agencies, information was not consistently shared, and no single entity was empowered to integrate intelligence and drive joint action across the foreign-domestic divide. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Working with horses, according to Jock Hutchison, provides people with community, a sense of purpose, and the feeling of being empowered. — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for empowered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowered
  1. liberated
  2. enabled
  3. allowed
  4. democratic
  5. authorized
  6. unsupervised
Adjective
  • Instead, Curry connected with fans like me because, as a performer, the man seemed able to do anything, and do it with a kind of liberated abandon and eagerness to entertain.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Chalk it up to the leftover hubris of late-20th-century American empire and the grand illusion of a liberated civilization thriving behind an impenetrable fortress.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of liberated
Verb
  • The technology enabled compression; the growth came from expansion.
    — Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Known versions are detected by Google Play Protect, which is enabled by default on Android devices with Google Play Services.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of enabled
Verb
  • This time at the Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations for a check-in to determine, again, whether he would be allowed to pursue a case or be forced to leave the country.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, 243 of the only 279 yards the defense allowed came through the air, including seven passing plays of at least 15 yards.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of allowed
Adjective
  • The congress has repeatedly amended the constitution to concentrate power in Ortega’s hands and eliminate any shred of democratic independence and dissent.
    — Sergio R. Bustos, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Contrast that with Toronto’s more democratic People’s Choice Award, which has awarded 16 future Best Picture nominees during that same time period.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of democratic
Verb
  • Both agreements were authorized by law, the spokesperson said, ading that the latter has already netted more than $465 million.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • When Henderson's family appealed, the county review board authorized an independent medical reviewer to look at the case.
    — Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of authorized
Adjective
  • Ada County Magistrate Judge Laurie Fortier sentenced Chavez to six months of unsupervised probation, and he is required to complete an anger management course within three months of sentencing.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Whether the ban was a masterful gambit or an unsupervised temper tantrum, its most revealing consequence—and, perhaps, point of contrast with Acostagate—has been in the strong reaction of the targets’ colleagues in the media.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Empowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowered. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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