| 单词 | empowerment |
| 释义 | empowerment (once / 22176 pages) n Empowerment is the power granted by one person or institution to another. The government can grant empowerment to a department to effect change, or a person can grant empowerment to her lawyer to sign contracts on her behalf. In the US of the 1950s and 60s, there were a number of groups that sought empowerment against oppression. Some of these included the Civil Rights Movement, led by a number of powerful members including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During this period, César Chávez worked for the rights of Latinos and farm workers. There were a number of other empowerment movements as well, each working to gain power for an oppressed group. WORD FAMILYempower: empowered, empowering, empowerment, empowers USAGE EXAMPLESOne big set piece involved an awkward "naked party" Ines throws for colleagues that turns into a sideways act of feminist empowerment. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Carrie Fisher dedicated her platform to mental health awareness & female empowerment. Time(Dec 27, 2016) Next semester, he is planning to teach a course at LaGuardia tentatively called “Designing for Financial Empowerment.” New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) n the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant Syn|Hypo|Hyper authorisation, authorization sanction the act of final authorization license, permission, permitthe act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization certification, enfranchisementthe act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on commission, commissioningthe act of granting authority to undertake certain functions delegating, delegation, deputation, relegating, relegationauthorizing subordinates to make certain decisions loan approvalformal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank) rubber stamproutine authorization of an action without questions benefit of clergysanction by a religious rite nameby the sanction or authority of nihil obstatauthoritative approval accreditationthe act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards) mandatethe commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory devolution, devolvementthe delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) clearancepermission to proceed conge, congeeformal permission to depart allowancethe act of allowing dispensationan exemption from some rule or obligation tolerationofficial recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion) direction, management the act of managing something |
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