Examples of legitimacy in a Sentence
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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The king returned to Rome with Leo and asserted his legitimacy.
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Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Consumer safety experts also flagged packaging issues, including spelling errors, as additional red flags about product legitimacy.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Because pain is so subjective—and because of the difficulty in substantiating conditions such as whiplash and soft-tissue damage—surgery had the benefit not just of running up the clinical expense of an accident but also of seeming to ratify its legitimacy.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Dretzin said the connection gave him legitimacy among followers.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Consumer safety experts also flagged packaging issues, including spelling errors, as additional red flags about product legitimacy.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Because pain is so subjective—and because of the difficulty in substantiating conditions such as whiplash and soft-tissue damage—surgery had the benefit not just of running up the clinical expense of an accident but also of seeming to ratify its legitimacy.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Dretzin said the connection gave him legitimacy among followers.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimacy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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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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