as in mandate
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
the empowerment of her husband to make medical decisions on her behalf is clearly stated in her living will
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Free Motivational Edge Block Party will have live music, food and interactive art installations — all meant to support youth empowerment through the arts and education.
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
South Africa has strict Black empowerment laws that need to be navigated before Starlink can be launched there, but leaders are cautious of making Musk an exception due to his comments on the policies.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
In addition, the ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans has become the premiere celebration of Black music, culture and business, attracting entertainers, thought leaders and entrepreneurs, creating economic empowerment of over $1 billion in the past three years alone.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
And, returning to Washington Sunday evening, Trump took a chance to double-down on the flurry of fancy, defending his empowerment of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, to take a hatchet to the whole of government.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
South Africa has strict Black empowerment laws that need to be navigated before Starlink can be launched there, but leaders are cautious of making Musk an exception due to his comments on the policies.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
In addition, the ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans has become the premiere celebration of Black music, culture and business, attracting entertainers, thought leaders and entrepreneurs, creating economic empowerment of over $1 billion in the past three years alone.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
And, returning to Washington Sunday evening, Trump took a chance to double-down on the flurry of fancy, defending his empowerment of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, to take a hatchet to the whole of government.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
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