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Empowerment vs. Disempowerment

Difference Between Empowerment and Disempowerment

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.
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Disempowerment

To deprive of power or influence.
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Empowerment

To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.
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Disempowerment

(countable) The act of disempowering
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Empowerment

To equip or supply with an ability; enable
"Computers ... empower students to become intellectual explorers" (Edward B. Fiske).
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Disempowerment

(uncountable) The condition of being disempowered; powerlessness
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Empowerment

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

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

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

(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.
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Empowerment

the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
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