empowerment
empowerment Lexical Profile
empowerment Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.
"Access to quality education and financial literacy is vital for the economic empowerment of marginalized communities."
The act of giving someone official authority or legal power to do something.
"The new corporate policy focuses on the empowerment of front-line managers to make immediate customer service decisions."
• Rhymes for empowerment
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-17th century from the verb 'empower' (formed from the prefix 'em-' and 'power', ultimately from Anglo-French 'pouair' and Vulgar Latin 'potere', meaning 'to be able') plus the noun-forming suffix '-ment'. While originally restricted to legal and administrative contexts meaning the formal granting of authority, it gained widespread sociological and political currency in the late 20th century.