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 photographer’s bold images were aligned with Pomellato founder Pino Rabolini’s idea of women’s independence, wearing jewelry for themselves rather than as status symbols bestowed by others, and underscoring female empowerment.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Fox directed the Indigenous Women’s Voices Series, which focuses on the healing and empowerment of Native women and was released in 2020.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Atlanta pulsed with energy this past weekend as Invest Fest 2025 transformed the city into the epicenter of culture, celebrity, and financial empowerment.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
The words and messages—which often address themes like love, grief, and empowerment—can push you to explore and process complicated concepts and emotions in your own life.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 21 Aug. 2025
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Fox directed the Indigenous Women’s Voices Series, which focuses on the healing and empowerment of Native women and was released in 2020.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Atlanta pulsed with energy this past weekend as Invest Fest 2025 transformed the city into the epicenter of culture, celebrity, and financial empowerment.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
The words and messages—which often address themes like love, grief, and empowerment—can push you to explore and process complicated concepts and emotions in your own life.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for empowerment
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Ladapo announced that Florida would be working to end all vaccine mandates in the state.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Venice chief Alberto Barbera staying put Prior to Venice, rumors began to swirl about who might replace artistic director Alberto Barbera, whose current mandate expires after the 2026 edition.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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