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Antonyms for empowerment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : em-pou-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈpaʊ ər |
Definition of empowerment
Origin :- 1650s, used by Milton, but the modern popularity dates from 1986; from en- (1) + power. Related: Empowered; empowering; empowerment.
- As in permission : noun authorization, consent
- As in OK : noun permission
- As in green light : noun authorization
- For the sake of its enrichment and its empowerment he subjected himself to rigorous disciplines.
- Extract from : « Modern Religious Cults and Movements » by Gaius Glenn Atkins
- There is no higher form of empowerment than in the fulfillment of our individual possibilities.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- Empowerment means to facilitate developments that maintain distinctions and result from differences, instead of uniformity.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- Empowerment Zones have been creating these opportunities for five years now.
- Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
Synonyms for empowerment
- acceptance
- acknowledgment
- acquiescence
- admission
- agreement
- allowance
- approbation
- approval
- assent
- authorization
- avowal
- blessing
- canonization
- carte blanche
- clearance
- concession
- concurrence
- condonance
- condonation
- consent
- dispensation
- empowerment
- endorsement
- freedom
- go-ahead
- imprimatur
- indulgence
- leave
- letting
- liberty
- license
- nod
- OK
- okay
- permission
- permit
- privilege
- promise
- recognition
- rubber stamp
- sanctification
- sanction
- seal of approval
- stamp of approval
- sufferance
- thumbs-up
- tolerance
- toleration
- verification
- warrant
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