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 1960s marked a significant pivot in cultural mores, from the adherence to convention both socially and stylistically at the dawn of the decade to the age of antiestablishment fervor and personal empowerment as the period progressed.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
That feeling of empowerment is what Ross captures on-screen.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
The program reflects the Indian government’s commitment to promoting women’s leadership in cinema as part of broader policy objectives around female empowerment.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The sun in Libra will also form a productive trine to powerhouse Pluto on Sept. 24, resulting in transformation and a sense of empowerment.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
That feeling of empowerment is what Ross captures on-screen.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
The program reflects the Indian government’s commitment to promoting women’s leadership in cinema as part of broader policy objectives around female empowerment.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The sun in Libra will also form a productive trine to powerhouse Pluto on Sept. 24, resulting in transformation and a sense of empowerment.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowerment
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Logging later resumed under an archaic mandate and approval processes that a past Cal Fire director and others say still violates key laws such as CEQA and works at cross purposes to the missions of other agencies.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Last month, the UK government dropped its mandate requiring Apple to provide backdoor access to Americans' iCloud data.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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Yet, FedStart, the Palantir program Ōura mentioned in the press release, is a software-as-a-service that helps companies cut back on potentially years of accreditation work needed before deploying software to the federal government, and has little to do with the company’s consumer business.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Davis noted that some child care providers have this accreditation, but most don’t.—
Lina Ruiz
September 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Empowerment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowerment. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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