as in mandate
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
the empowerment of her husband to make medical decisions on her behalf is clearly stated in her living will
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Recent Examples of empowerment
French Gates is offering to match up to $1 million in gifts to two nonprofit organizations focused on women's empowerment and caregiving.
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
She’s assisted by a wise librarian (Jessica Harper in a sly turn) and soon starts talking about empowerment to the moms in her Book Babies and Tyke Hike groups.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Other studies suggest peer support fosters belonging, community, social connectedness, resilience, belief in oneself, hope, and empowerment—all of which can contribute to overall well-being, even if those attributes are harder to measure than clinical symptoms.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Additionally, many of the 1,091 titles shared literary themes:
59% address grief and death
40% address substance use or abuse
38% address mental health disorders
37% address empowerment and self-esteem
— USA TODAY contributed to this report.
—Anna Kaufman, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
She’s assisted by a wise librarian (Jessica Harper in a sly turn) and soon starts talking about empowerment to the moms in her Book Babies and Tyke Hike groups.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Other studies suggest peer support fosters belonging, community, social connectedness, resilience, belief in oneself, hope, and empowerment—all of which can contribute to overall well-being, even if those attributes are harder to measure than clinical symptoms.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Additionally, many of the 1,091 titles shared literary themes:
59% address grief and death
40% address substance use or abuse
38% address mental health disorders
37% address empowerment and self-esteem
— USA TODAY contributed to this report.
—Anna Kaufman, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for empowerment
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