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| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize |
| Type of | permit, allow, let, countenance |
| Has types | monetise, monetize |
| Derivation | legitimacy, legitimation |
legitimate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | logical |
legitimate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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legitimate advertising practices.
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Examples of legitimate
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He was the reason the Chiefs weren't yet seen as a legitimate playoff contender.
From the kansas.com
They have several good three-point shooters and have a legitimate shot at a win.
From the kentucky.com
Though he's only ninth in the standings, he's also a legitimate title contender.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
I would buy from sources that you're sure are legitimate, like video game shops.
From the freep.com
Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain are the only legitimate strikers on the books.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Why then does Blair now claim that regime change was a legitimate justification?
From the time.com
Syrian protests against President Bashar Assad are legitimate, Ahmad Avaei says.
From the latimes.com
These battles no doubt have a legitimate place in the social studies curriculum.
From the latimes.com
He was a legitimate military target, and I think America is safer because of it.
From the tennessean.com
- Legalize: make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"
- Of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
- Based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
- Show or affirm to be just and legitimate
- Make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"
- In accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices"
- Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references, and jargon. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses, and the slang itself is often referred to as "carny talk. ...
- (Legitimacy (law)) At common law, legitimacy is the status of a child who is born to parents who are legally married to one another, or who is born shortly after the parents' marriage ends through divorce. ...
- In political science, legitimacy is the right and acceptance of an authority, usually a governing law or a ru00E9gime. Whereas "authority" denotes a specific position in an established government, the term "legitimacy" denotes a system of government u2014 wherein "government" denotes "sphere of influence". An authority viewed as legitimate often has the right and justification to exercise power...
