Examples of legitimacy in a Sentence
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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As usual, the footage is carefully edited to project an image of complete control and legitimacy.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
No matter how many knots a lawyer ties themselves in to get there, legality is not legitimacy.
—Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
Russia, unsurprisingly, has seized on an opportunity to try to undermine Zelensky’s legitimacy.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Some theorists openly celebrate unchecked executive power or regimes that derive legitimacy from hierarchy rather than the people’s consent.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
No matter how many knots a lawyer ties themselves in to get there, legality is not legitimacy.
—Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
Russia, unsurprisingly, has seized on an opportunity to try to undermine Zelensky’s legitimacy.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Some theorists openly celebrate unchecked executive power or regimes that derive legitimacy from hierarchy rather than the people’s consent.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for legitimacy
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimacy. Accessed 2 Dec. 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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