empowerments

plural of empowerment
as in mandates
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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Noun
  • The district, which represents one of the fastest-growing communities in Kansas, has in recent years been roiled by controversies over mask mandates, purported book banning, the treatment of transgender students and use of a Kansans for Life video in classrooms.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Wall Street Journal Return-to-office mandates are behind a growing gender wage gap.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Its national accreditations limit how many autopsies each of those pathologists can do — a rule that’s designed to help keep the doctors from being overworked and error-prone but causes backlogs when there’s too much demand.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Prospective patients should verify clinic accreditations and surgeon qualifications.
    Kyle J. Russell, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Empowerments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empowerments. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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