Definitions for Empowerment
em·pow·er·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. authorization, authorisation, empowermentnoun

   the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

1. empowermentnoun

   The granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group.

2. empowermentnoun

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

3. empowermentnoun

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

4. empowermentnoun

   Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.

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1. Empowerment

   Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities. This enables them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. It is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights. Empowerment as action refers both to the process of self-empowerment and to professional support of people, which enables them to overcome their sense of powerlessness and lack of influence, and to recognize and use their resources. As a term, empowerment originates from American community psychology and is associated with the social scientist Julian Rappaport (1981). However, the roots of empowerment theory extend further into history and are linked to Marxist sociological theory. These sociological ideas have continued to be developed and refined through Neo-Marxist Theory (also known as Critical Theory).In social work, empowerment forms a practical approach of resource-oriented intervention. In the field of citizenship education and democratic education, empowerment is seen as a tool to increase the responsibility of the citizen. Empowerment is a key concept in the discourse on promoting civic engagement. Empowerment as a concept, which is characterized by a move away from a deficit-oriented towards a more strength-oriented perception, can increasingly be found in management concepts, as well as in the areas of continuing education and self-help.

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1. empowerment

   Empowerment is the process of giving power or authority to an individual or group. It involves increasing one’s confidence in their own capabilities and fostering their decision-making skills. Empowerment often aims at enhancing an individual's or group's capacity to control their own lives, contribute to the organization and society, and achieve their goals and aspirations. This can be achieved through the provision of information, resources, training, and opportunities. Empowerment is often used in various contexts such as social, economic, political, and psychological.

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1. Empowerment

   Empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social, educational, gender, or economic strength of individuals and communities.

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1. empowerment

   The act and process of to empower.

   The community empowerment committee worked easily and efficiently to ensure human rights is empowered to the whole community.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 26, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Empowerment in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Empowerment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Empowerment in a Sentence

1. Michelle Anthony:

   I thought that by fighting men over and over, I would gain my sense of empowerment back, i did gain it back, but not in the way I thought.

2. Sandhya Pillai:

   We can not say that literacy has not contributed to women's empowerment -- lots of progress has been made for women's rights in different social avenues, at the same time, we have this deep seated patriarchy that we are not able to overcome irrespective of the high rates of literacy.

3. Neera Tanden:

   WIC gives poor moms money for food for their kids, for formula -- for the barest of essentials, i do not understand the rhetoric of Ivanka Trump and her women's empowerment message, saying these things and slashing WIC funding.

4. Adriana Nichols:

   Financial Empowerment is profoundly Financial Empowerment. A place where we have [ running ] water, where we are not... having bags packed in case fires evacuate us.

5. Val Ackerman:

   It was about women and empowerment, supporting health initiatives, breast cancer research, fitness. Jumping all over that from the get-go. We had no social media.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Empowerment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Empowerment
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empowerment
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Empowerment
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Empowerment