empowerment vs advantage

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English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #574 "Corporate Culture (1)", question 10

Prior to the Internet, large telephone companies had a competitive ......... over smaller communication companies because they owned most of the telephone line infrastructure. Now, Internet capabilities have changed all that.

(a) empowerment
(b) advantage
(c) disadvantage
(d) lawsuit

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #574 "Corporate Culture (1)", answer 10

Prior to the Internet, large telephone companies had a competitive empowerment over smaller communication companies because they owned most of the telephone line infrastructure. Now, Internet capabilities have changed all that.

Correct answer: (a) empowerment

Your answer was: incorrect
Prior to the Internet, large telephone companies had a competitive advantage over smaller communication companies because they owned most of the telephone line infrastructure. Now, Internet capabilities have changed all that.
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why not advantage? please, explain the sentence! thx

[Linda]

You're right. This is a mistake/error. The answer is "competitive advantage."
Good job!
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[Slava]

Ok. Corrected.
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai574/esl-test.php#corporate_culture_question_ten
Slava

[Linda]

Thanks Slava.
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