permit vs empowerment

permit and empowerment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
permit	Yes	No	Yes	No
empowerment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, empowerment is a hypernym of permit; that is, empowerment is a word with a broader meaning than permit:

Other hypernyms of permit include authorisation, authorization.

permit (noun)	empowerment (noun)
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization	the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
a legal document giving official permission to do something

permit (verb)	empowerment (verb)
consent to, give permission; permit
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen