Examples of legitimacy in a Sentence
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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Using the military to quash peaceful protestors endangers the legitimacy of our armed forces in the eyes of the American public.
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Time, 1 July 2025
But technology, no matter how advanced, cannot instill legitimacy on its own.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Many governments in the region draw legitimacy from their ability to deliver strong economic performance.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Russia has attempted to mediate and tried to use this as a way of de-escalating, though Russia doesn’t really have much legitimacy as a mediator at the moment because of the downturn in Russian-Israeli relations.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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Time, 1 July 2025
But technology, no matter how advanced, cannot instill legitimacy on its own.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Many governments in the region draw legitimacy from their ability to deliver strong economic performance.
—Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Russia has attempted to mediate and tried to use this as a way of de-escalating, though Russia doesn’t really have much legitimacy as a mediator at the moment because of the downturn in Russian-Israeli relations.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimacy. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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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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