legitimating

verb

Definition of legitimatingnext
present participle of legitimate
as in legitimizing

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  1. legitimizing
  2. sanctioning
  3. validating
  4. authorizing
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  • Part of legitimizing that concept is having enough fighters who rank in the Top 10 across every weight class, regardless of promotion.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • This will have long-term implications for Polish politics, both domestic and foreign, as the logic of democracy dictates that future governments will have to take into account the attitudes that PiS is now legitimizing.
    Remi Adekoya, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2017
Definition of legitimizing
Verb
  • Further sanctioning the already ailing Cuban economy could backfire though.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • There has been some public and internal pressure over sanctioning Afghanistan's cricket board, which is meddled by the government, and effectively ban the men's team from playing.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of sanctioning
Verb
  • Each miner competes to be first in validating a block.
    Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • While 69% of the listers started their own company to tackle everything from workplace use of AI to validating online identities, a healthy share have climbed the corporate ladder.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of validating
Verb
  • The Philly school board is revising its process for authorizing charter schools.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
  • No agreements exist authorizing that information be used for immigration enforcement, and advocates say any such effort would face legal obstacles.
    Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorizing
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