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Pronunciation / Transliteration: desempoderamento
"A falta de acesso à informação resulta no desempoderamento dos cidadãos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The action of making someone feel less powerful or confident, or of taking away their power and rights.
"The centralization of decision-making led to the widespread disempowerment of local communities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix dis- (expressing negation or removal) combined with empowerment, which traces back to the Latin root 'posse' (to be able). The term evolved in modern sociological and political discourse to describe the systematic deprivation of power, authority, or agency.
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impuissance
Transliteration: impuissance
"La perte de contrôle conduit souvent à un sentiment d'impuissance."
Entmachtung
Transliteration: Entmachtung
"Die Reform führte zur Entmachtung der regionalen Behörden."
esautorazione
Transliteration: esautorazione
"Il progetto ha causato la progressiva esautorazione dei lavoratori."
desempoderamiento
Transliteration: desempoderamiento
"El desempleo prolongado genera un fuerte sentimiento de desempoderamiento."
desempoderamento
Transliteration: desempoderamento
"A falta de acesso à informação resulta no desempoderamento dos cidadãos."
अधिकारहीनता
Transliteration: adhikarheenta
"गरीबी समाज में लोगों की अधिकारहीनता को बढ़ाती है।"
被剥夺权力
Transliteration: bèi bōduó quánlì
"缺乏话语权会导致民众产生被剥夺权力的感觉。"
권한 박탈
Transliteration: gwonhan baktal
"이 정책은 중소기업들의 권한 박탈로 이어질 수 있다."
無力化
Transliteration: muryokuka
"意思決定からの排除は市民の無力化を招く。"
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