Associations to the word «Empowerment»

Wiktionary

EMPOWERMENT, noun. The granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group.
EMPOWERMENT, noun. The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
EMPOWERMENT, noun. The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
EMPOWERMENT, noun. (South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.

Dictionary definition

EMPOWERMENT, noun. The act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats