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legitimacy

[ li-jit-uh-muh-see ]

noun

  1. the state or quality of being legitimate.

    Synonyms: , ,



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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzl·i·· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of legitimacy1

First recorded in 1685–95; legitim(ate) + -acy
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These same public voices and elites have a credibility and legitimacy problem.

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The complaint also alleged that Walgreens pressured its pharmacists to fill prescriptions quickly without confirming their legitimacy.

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To have influence with the government, the Lords needs legitimacy, he says.

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Lawyers make a choice when they refuse to reject blatantly unconstitutional aims of the neo-segregationist agenda and instead offer legal legitimacy to its work.

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The Taliban regularly parades US weapons, including at Bagram Airfield, which served as the main US-Nato base, and frame them as symbols of victory and legitimacy.

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