The phrase "act of empowering" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the process or action of giving power or authority to someone or something.
Example: "The act of empowering individuals in the community can lead to significant social change."
Alternatives: "process of enabling" or "action of granting power".
We'll tie in the "think globally, act locally" idea of empowering women, give away free copies of Ms. Magazine, schmooze a bit, and we'll stand up and yell "NO!" since we'll also be giving a mini-workshop on verbal resistance and self-defense. .
The Duke and his estate manager obtained an Act of Parliament empowering them to begin construction on a planned route directly to Salford, avoiding the River Irwell.
The sessions act as a way of empowering people, encouraging them to talk about their lives, build confidence and form bonds with others.
The Fisher Act of 1918 empowered the local authorities to levy a rate (tax) to finance such colleges.
The river was being used for the transport of goods and passengers by 1571, when an Act of Parliament empowered the Lord Mayor of London to make improvements to the river to ensure that supplies of grain continued to reach the capital.
The Federation was granted several privileges by Britain during its earlier years; for example, a 1957 British Act of Parliament empowered it to appoint its own "diplomatic agents, or consular or trade representatives, in countries which are willing to receive them" so long as it informed Britain when it was doing so.
"It was reminiscent of the kapo in the fascist camps," Mr. Borshov said of empowering some prisoners to act as guards.
Conservatives and libertarians, including National Post columnist Colby Cosh, hoped that the changes would also include removal of a section of the act empowering the Alberta Human Rights Commission to investigate and prosecute complaints of publications "exposing a person or a class of persons to contempt," believing that the powers granted to the commission amounted to censorship.
"The act of creation is empowering," Katy Bolger writes in "What Paper Means in Prison," "and gives prisoners some measure of control over their strictly monitored lives… And so an environment of oppression becomes the mother of invention".
The Minimum Wages Act of 1948 empowers government to fix minimum wages for employees engaged in various employments.
