Examples of legitimacy in a Sentence
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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Additionally, by looping in players such as PayPal, Stripe, and Visa the crypto industry receives a large dose of legitimacy especially among non-expert users, not to mention to increasing ease with which investors can access the marketplace.
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The elections promised by the junta, slated for 2025, have also been denounced both domestically and internationally as a sham that would grant the junta the guise of legitimacy but offer little actual democracy.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The missive was an advertisement from a new group with deep ties to activists who have challenged the legitimacy of recent American elections.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024
Building this kind of legitimacy thus requires partnerships that commit to specific positive action, preferably the achievement of a goal that is concrete and measurable.
—Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The elections promised by the junta, slated for 2025, have also been denounced both domestically and internationally as a sham that would grant the junta the guise of legitimacy but offer little actual democracy.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The missive was an advertisement from a new group with deep ties to activists who have challenged the legitimacy of recent American elections.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024
Building this kind of legitimacy thus requires partnerships that commit to specific positive action, preferably the achievement of a goal that is concrete and measurable.
—Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimacy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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legitimacy
noun
le·git·i·ma·cy
li-ˈjit-ə-mə-sē 
: the quality or state of being legitimate
Legal Definition
legitimacy
noun
le·git·i·ma·cy
li-ˈji-tə-mə-sē
: the quality or state of being legitimate
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