Crossword clues for empowerment
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1814, from empower + -ment.
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 South Africa English) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.
WordNet
n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant [syn: authorization, authorisation]
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. Empowerment as action refers both to the process of self-empowerment and to professional support of people, which enables them to overcome their sense of powerlessness and lack of influence, and to recognize and eventually to use their resources and chances.
The term empowerment originates from American community psychology and is associated with the social scientist Julian Rappaport (1981).
In social work, empowerment forms a practical approach of resource-oriented intervention. In the field of citizenship education and democratic education, empowerment is seen as a tool to increase the responsibility of the citizen. Empowerment is a key concept in the discourse on promoting civic engagement. Empowerment as a concept, which is characterized by a move away from a deficit-oriented towards a more strength-oriented perception, can increasingly be found in management concepts, as well as in the areas of continuing education and self-help.
Empowerment is a public sculpture in the centre of the city of Lincoln in England.
Designed by the artist Stephen Broadbent, sponsored by Alstom Power (now Siemens), and completed in 2002, the sculpture spans the River Witham in Lincoln's City Square. It takes the form of two aluminium-and- steel human figures reaching to each other across the water. The design is intended to echo the shape of turbine blades, in recognition of Lincoln's industrial heritage.
At 16 metres tall, Empowerment is the largest sculpture in Lincolnshire. Increasingly, it is used alongside more traditional images of Lincoln — the cathedral and castle — as a recognisable ' tourist emblem' of the city (similar to the adoption of the Angel of the North as a symbol of North East England).
An empowerment is a ritual in Vajrayana which initiates a student into a particular tantric deity practice. The Tibetan word for this is wang (Skt. abhiṣeka; Tib. དབང་, wang; Wyl. dbang), which literally translates to power. The Sanskrit term for this is abhiseka which literally translates to sprinkling or bathing or anointing. A tantric practice is not considered effective or as effective until a qualified master has transmitted the corresponding power of the practice directly to the student. This may also refer to introducing the student to the mandala of the deity.
There are three requirements before a student may begin a practice:
- the empowerment (Tibetan: wang)
- a reading of the text by an authorized holder of the practice (Tibetan: lung)
- instruction on how to perform the practice or rituals (Tibetan: tri).
An individual is not allowed to engage in a deity practice without the empowerment for that practice. The details of an empowerment ritual are often kept secret as are the specific rituals involved in the deity practice.
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.