Meaning

4 senses
  1. The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.

  2. The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.

    Empowerment, Ermächtigung, Bevollmächtigung

  3. The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).

  4. (South Africa)Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.

More definitions
  • the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Stereotypical beliefs about femininity hinder women's empowerment and limit their opportunities for growth.

  2. I read a quote about self empowerment or self love every day for inspiration.

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  3. Empowerment of girls is a major theme in movies today.

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  4. The first step to self empowerment is to believe that you are good even with your flaws.

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  5. To reclaim my culture is also an act of self empowerment, I am the voice they tried to erase.

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Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
granting of power:

Forms

plural: empowerments
Singularempowerment
Pluralempowerments

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedempower

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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