EMPOWERMENT

authorization, authorisation, empowerment

(noun) the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

empowerment (plural empowerments)

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

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

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

(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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