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Ermächtigung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • authorization noun Official permission to do something.
  • empowerment noun The process of gaining greater confidence, control, or power over one's own life or circumstances.
  • fiat noun An official order or decree, especially one issued without needing agreement from others.
  • mandate noun An official order, command, or authorization to carry out a particular action.

Senses

Ermächtigung is used for these senses in English:

  • authorization (countable) An act of authorizing.
  • empowerment The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
  • fiat Authorization, permission or (official) sanction.
  • mandate (politics) The order or authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate.

authorization — full definition

  1. noun Official permission to do something.
  2. noun A document or code that grants such permission.

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