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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEntmachtung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Entmachtung
"Die Reform führte zur Entmachtung der regionalen Behörden."
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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 'dis-' (expressing removal or reversal) + 'empower' (from Middle English 'empouren', from Old French 'en-OURER') + '-ment' (noun-forming suffix).
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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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