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Noun: empowerment  im'paw-u(r)-munt or em'paw-u(r)-munt
  1. The act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
    - authorization, authorisation [Brit]

Derived forms: empowerments

See also: empower

Type of: direction, management

Encyclopedia: Empowerment