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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant;
[syn: authorization, authorisation, empowerment]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

empowerment
    n 1: the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal
         warrant [syn: authorization, authorisation,
         empowerment]