Empowerment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmpˈaʊɚmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/djuːˈɛtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djuːˈɛtɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛmpˈaʊɚmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

authorization authorisation

Word Forms

authorize	verb	give or delegate power or authority to
authorise	verb	grant authorization or clearance for
empower	verb	give or delegate power or authority to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ermächtigung

der Akt der Verleihung von Rechtmäßigkeit, Sanktion oder formellem Haftbefehl

🇫🇷French

autonomisation

l'acte de conférer une légalité, une sanction ou un mandat formel

🇪🇸Spanish

empoderamiento

el acto de conferir legalidad o sanción o orden formal

🇳🇱Dutch

machtiging

de handeling waarbij wettigheid, sanctie of formeel bevel wordt verleend

🇵🇹Portuguese

empoderamento

o ato de conferir legalidade ou sanção ou mandado formal

🇷🇺Russian

расширение прав и возможностей

акт придания законности, санкции или формального ордера

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिकारिता

वैधता या मंजूरी या औपचारिक वारंट प्रदान करने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষমতায়ন

বৈধতা বা অনুমোদন বা আনুষ্ঠানিক ওয়ারেন্ট প্রদানের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகாரமளித்தல்

சட்டபூர்வமான அல்லது அனுமதி அல்லது முறையான வாரண்ட் வழங்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధికారత

చట్టబద్ధత లేదా మంజూరు లేదా అధికారిక వారెంట్ ఇచ్చే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

सक्षमीकरण

कायदेशीरपणा किंवा मंजुरी किंवा औपचारिक वॉरंट प्रदान करण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સશક્તિકરણ

કાયદેસરતા અથવા મંજૂરી અથવા ઔપચારિક વોરંટ આપવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಬಲೀಕರಣ

ಕಾನೂನುಬದ್ಧತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮಂಜೂರಾತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ವಾರಂಟ್ ನೀಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാക്തീകരണം

നിയമസാധുത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുമതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഔപചാരിക വാറണ്ട് നൽകുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਸ਼ਕਤੀਕਰਨ

ਕਨੂੰਨੀਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਰਸਮੀ ਵਾਰੰਟ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

بااختیار بنانا

قانونی حیثیت یا منظوری یا رسمی وارنٹ دینے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赋权

授予合法性或制裁或正式授权的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

権限付与

合法性、制裁、または正式な令状を与える行為

🇰🇷Korean

권한 부여

적법성이나 제재 또는 정식 영장을 부여하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trao quyền

hành vi trao tính hợp pháp hoặc xử phạt hoặc lệnh chính thức

🇹🇭Thai

การเสริมอำนาจ

การกระทำที่ชอบด้วยกฎหมายหรือการลงโทษหรือหมายอย่างเป็นทางการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemberdayaan

tindakan pemberian legalitas atau sanksi atau surat perintah formal

🇲🇾Malay

pemerkasaan

tindakan memberikan kesahan atau sekatan atau waran rasmi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التمكين

فعل منح الشرعية أو العقوبة أو الأمر الرسمي

🇮🇷Persian

توانمندسازی

عمل اعطای قانونی یا تحریم یا حکم رسمی

🇹🇷Turkish

yetkilendirme

yasallık veya yaptırım veya resmi emir verme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

העצמה

מעשה הענקת חוקיות או סנקציה או צו רשמי

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The primary meaning of 'empowerment' is 'the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant'.

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'empowerment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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