Thesaurus results for EMPOWERMENT

empowerment

noun

im-ˈpau̇(-ə)r-mənt

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 Those two issues, in particular, women’s empowerment and agrarian reform, went over like a lead balloon with the archconservatives of the country, especially religious. —

Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 Women pay to take toning exercise classes and drink juice cleanses, framed as self-care and self-empowerment, but often motivated by weight loss and the pursuit of youth. —

Fay Bound-Alberti, Time, 3 May 2026 Miranda isn’t running some sort of empowerment summit. —

Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 May 2026 Many of Iraq’s problems today can be traced back to US policy after the invasion, which contributed to the erosion of state institutions, the rise of ISIS, and the empowerment of Shia militias. —

Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for empowerment

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Mayor's stance on class-size requirements Mamdani's budget also slows down the timeline for getting classroom sizes down to a state mandate while the city works to hire 1,000 new teachers, costing $122 million.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The union alleged that the state abandoned bargaining over the issue and plans to unilaterally impose the four-day mandate.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026