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[ li-jit-uh-muh-see ] / lɪˈdʒɪt ə mə si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR legitimacy ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state or quality of being legitimate. Origin of legitimacyFirst recorded in 1685–95; legitim(ate) + -acy SYNONYMS FOR legitimacylawfulness, legality, rightfulness. SEE SYNONYMS FOR legitimacy ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM legitimacynon·le·git·i·ma·cy, nounWords nearby legitimacylegislatrix, legislature, legist, legit, legitim, legitimacy, legitimate, legitimate government, legitimist, legitimize, leglen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for legitimacyIn short, Maduro is now facing dual crises: One economic, the other of legitimacy. Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers|Catalina Lobo-Guererro|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST At first blush, this practice may have the appearance of legitimacy in cases where detainees refused to eat or drink. ‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with Torture|Russell Saunders|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST It goes beyond just finding the music unpleasant, it invokes the rhetoric of legitimacy. Of Gamers, Gates, and Disco Demolition: The Roots of Reactionary Rage|Arthur Chu|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Tudors who succeeded Richard to the throne reinforced their own legitimacy by setting out systematically to trash him. Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab|Clive Irving|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Having claimed the legitimacy given him by huge support in the streets, al Sisi banned demonstrations that might turn against him. What Would Jesus Do in Gaza? The Tears of Pope Francis Point the Way|Christopher Dickey|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her belief in her legitimacy had rested upon her father's word; but how if he had deceived her? The Shadow of the Czar|John R. Carling But under the cloak of legitimacy the monarchical Powers harboured their own selfish designs. The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)|John Holland Rose Both were nevertheless overpowered by the sense of their legitimacy and sacred aloofness. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane Again, the right of preserving implies also the right of transmission; hence the legitimacy of inheritance. Elements of Morals|Paul Janet Legitimacy alone promised to stop the endless shiftings of the political kaleidoscope, whether by France, Austria, or Russia. The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)|John Holland Rose
Words related to legitimacyjustice, authority, validity, right, lawfulness, permissibility, legitimateness, constitutionality |