empowered

Thân thiện

The mayor, newly empowered, held the ceremonial key to the city.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Invested with legal power or official authority: Having been given the formal right, power, or authorization to act, often symbolized by a formal object like a scepter.
   • Given the means, confidence, or ability to do something: Enabled or permitted to take control of one's life or circumstances; feeling confident and in control.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The newly elected officials were formally empowered to enact new policies.
  • The agent is empowered to sign the contract on behalf of the company.
  • The workshop made her feel empowered to pursue her career goals.
  • An empowered workforce is more innovative and productive.

Advanced Usage

• "to feel empowered": to experience a sense of personal strength, autonomy, and capability.
  • Learning a new skill made her feel empowered.
• "legally empowered": having authority granted and recognized by law.
  • The court is legally empowered to issue a warrant.

Variants and Related Words

• Empower (verb): to give someone the authority or power to do something; to make someone stronger and more confident.
  • The new law will empower local communities.
• Empowerment (noun): the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.
  • The program focuses on the economic empowerment of women.

Synonyms

• Authorized: Having official permission or approval.
• Enabled: Provided with the means or opportunity to do something.
• Invested: Endowed with a particular power, right, or attribute.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Empower someone to do something: To give someone the authority or confidence to perform a specific action.
  • This document empowers you to make financial decisions.

Related Idioms

• "To be given the keys to the kingdom": To be granted full power or authority. (This idiom conveys a similar sense of being entrusted with significant control, as "empowered" does in official contexts.)
  • When she was promoted to CEO, she was effectively given the keys to the kingdom.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter

Từ đồng nghĩa

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