Examples of legitimacy in a Sentence
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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Slow down to check the legitimacy of your feelings under the feisty Aries moon.
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USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Green Check verifies the legitimacy of about $1 billion in cannabis sales each month, which adds up to about 40% of the country’s legal marijuana market.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Zoom out: The lawsuit is one of many Republicans have filed to challenge the legitimacy of state and local voting procedures.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
While the Taiwanese government insisted that the communist revolution made Mao’s rule over the mainland illegitimate and sought international recognition as the actual successor state to historic China, the global community has long since acknowledged the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
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USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Green Check verifies the legitimacy of about $1 billion in cannabis sales each month, which adds up to about 40% of the country’s legal marijuana market.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Zoom out: The lawsuit is one of many Republicans have filed to challenge the legitimacy of state and local voting procedures.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
While the Taiwanese government insisted that the communist revolution made Mao’s rule over the mainland illegitimate and sought international recognition as the actual successor state to historic China, the global community has long since acknowledged the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimacy. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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