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legitimacy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | authenticity, genuineness |
| Type of | credibility, credibleness, believability |
| Has types | real mccoy, real stuff, real thing |
legitimacy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | lawfulness |
| Derivation | legitimate |
Examples of legitimacy
legitimacy
To guarantee legitimacy, verify that workers are trained professional arborists.
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It's not just uncertainty about the legitimacy of the new research that rankles.
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Whoever is proclaimed the victor may have trouble establishing their legitimacy.
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It will give legitimacy to hanging political prisoners, and more will be hanged.
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The man is a usurper, cheated into office and without any democratic legitimacy.
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One principle the West must insist on is the legitimacy of Georgia's government.
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I do not want the legitimacy of what you do to be compromised by acts of others.
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A disputed succession would produce a greater stress on the theme of legitimacy.
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The general consensus throughout the world is suspicion about Bush's legitimacy.
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- Lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
- Authenticity: undisputed credibility
- (legitimate) legalize: make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"
- (legitimate) of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
- (legitimate) show or affirm to be just and legitimate
- (legitimate) based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
- 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...
- (Legitimate (professional wrestling)) 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. ...
