The best replacement for empowerment is control.

The best alternatives to empowerment are rated as following:
★★★★★  control
★★★★★  delegation
★★  motivation
★★  enabling
★  entitlement
★  runic corruption
★  accountability
★  employee participation
  enablement
  exploitation
  engagement
  genuine empowerment
  delegating
  self leadership
  caring
  micromanagement
  advocacy
  victim support

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Speaking about empowerment, one probably shouldn't forget about accountability.

Other search terms related to empowerment and their ratings are:
★★★★★ accountability
responsibility
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