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Answer for the clue "The act of authorizing ", 11 letters:
empowerment

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The term empowerment refers to measures designed to increase the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities in order to enable them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group. 2 The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power. 3 The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically). 4 (context ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant [syn: authorization , authorisation ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1814, from empower + -ment .

Usage examples of empowerment.

After introducing herself, she gave a brief overview of the Maricopa Anti-Violence Empowerment Network, a group Joanna had never heard of before reading the newspaper article earlier that morning.

In many ways, rads were polar opposites to Perkinites, pushing for empowerment of the var underclass through restructuring all of the rules, political and biological.

He understands the implications of his crimes and commits them because they give him a feeling of satisfaction and empowerment not present anywhere else in his life.

The photo excursion might have begun with a vision of crumbling sandcastles, but it finished with the certainty of empowerment.

It emphasized programs that reflected basic American values and the idea of citizen empowerment: the V-chip, charter schools, public school choice, and school uniforms.

Such seasonal empowerments will bring the related qualities into your life, to be stored for times when you need their strengths in your everyday world, perhaps at a time of change or crisis.

If you do not add essential oil in the empowerment, you may wish to add a drop or two of an appropriate fragrance before tying the sachet.

I had sent legislation to Congress to create my national service program, to double the Earned Income Tax Credit and create empowerment zones in poor communities, and to dramatically cut the cost of college loans, saving billions of dollars for both students and taxpayers.