empowerverb [ T ]
uk/ɪmˈpaʊər/us/-ˈpaʊr/to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something:
[ + to infinitive ] This amendment empowers the president to declare an emergency for a wide range of reasons.
The first step in empowering the poorest sections of society is making sure they vote.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Allowing and permitting
- admit of sth
- allow
- allow of sth
- allowable
- authorization
- authorize
- concession
- green
- leave
- let
- let sb/sth out
- licence
- license
- mandate
- OK
- open the floodgates idiom
- permissible
- sanction
- submit
- variance
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empowerment
noun [ U ] usuk/-mənt/