Empowered

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 1. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority. See Synonyms at authorize

  1. the giving or delegation of power or authority; authorization
  2. the giving of an ability; enablement or permission
  3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in South Africa) a policy of providing special opportunities in employment, training, etc. for Blacks and others disadvantaged under apartheid

  authorisation, authorization
  management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
  sanction - the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"
  permission, permit, license - the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
  certification, enfranchisement - the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
  commissioning, commission - the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
  delegating, relegating, relegation, delegation, deputation - authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
  loan approval - formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank)
  rubber stamp - routine authorization of an action without questions

empowerement; empowering ;empowers;

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