Roleset empower.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "give power to":

Roles:

Arg0:giver of power


Arg1:empowered entity


Arg2:use of power

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


useless power :) (-)
A group of 27 Senators has written Mr. Kemp urging him to reject Cranston-Mitchell and focus on programs that *trace* empower the poor rather than create vast new government obligations.
Arg0:	*trace* -> that -> programs
REL:	empower
Arg1:	the poor

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


with use (-)
It also empowers the president to make recess appointments, without Senate approval: ``The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.''
Arg0:	It
ArgM-DIS:	also
REL:	empowers
Arg1:	the president
Arg2:	to make recess appointments, without Senate approval

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passive warrants separation of powered and power (-)
The report is subject to review by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct , which *trace* is empowered *trace* to impose sanctions.
REL:	empowered
Arg1:	*trace* -> *trace* -> which -> the State Commission on Judicial Conduct
Arg2:	to impose sanctions

Actually rather close to 'allow' etc.