Empowerment vs. Development

Empowermentnoun

The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.

Developmentnoun

(uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.

‘The development of this story has been slow.’;

Empowermentnoun

The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.

Developmentnoun

The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.

‘The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.’;

Empowermentnoun

The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).

Developmentnoun

(countable) Something which has developed.

‘Our news team brings you the latest developments.’;

Empowermentnoun

(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.

Developmentnoun

A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.

Empowermentnoun

the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

Developmentnoun

The building of such a project.

Empowerment

Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities. This enables them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority.

Developmentnoun

(uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (''cf. research).

‘Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year.’;

Developmentnoun

The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.

‘White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.’;

Developmentnoun

(music) The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.

Developmentnoun

(music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.

Developmentnoun

(math) The expression of a function in the form of a series.

Developmentnoun

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.

‘A new development of imagination, taste, and poetry.’;

Developmentnoun

The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization.

Developmentnoun

The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning.

Developmentnoun

The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.

Developmentnoun

A tract of land on which a number of buildings have been constructed; - especially used for tract on which from two to hundreds of houses have been constructed by a commercial developer{4} for sale to individuals.

Developmentnoun

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining;

‘he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency’; ‘they funded research and development’;

Developmentnoun

a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage);

‘the development of his ideas took many years’; ‘the evolution of Greek civilization’; ‘the slow development of her skill as a writer’;

Developmentnoun

a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation;

‘recent developments in Iraq’; ‘what a revolting development!’;

Developmentnoun

the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful;

‘the development of Alaskan resources’; ‘the exploitation of copper deposits’;

Developmentnoun

a district that has been developed to serve some purpose;

‘such land is practical for small park developments’;

Developmentnoun

a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess);

‘after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter’; ‘in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen’;

Developmentnoun

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level;

‘he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children’;

Developmentnoun

processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible;

‘the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours’;

Developmentnoun

the process of developing or being developed

‘the paintings provide evidence of his artistic development’; ‘she traces the development of the novel’;

Developmentnoun

a specified state of growth or advancement

‘the wings attain their full development several hours after birth’;

Developmentnoun

a new and advanced product or idea

‘the latest developments in information technology’;

Developmentnoun

an event constituting a new stage in a changing situation

‘I don't think there have been any new developments since yesterday’;

Developmentnoun

the process of converting land to a new purpose by constructing buildings or making use of its resources

‘land suitable for development’;

Developmentnoun

an area of land with new buildings on it

‘a major housing development in Essex’;

Developmentnoun

the process of starting to be affected by an ailment or feeling

‘the development of brittle bones’;

Developmentnoun

the process of treating photographic film with chemicals to make a visible image

‘agitation is carried out while a film is processed to ensure even development’;

Developmentnoun

the process of bringing one's pieces into play in the opening phase of a game

‘I sought to take advantage of Black's defective development’;