Examples of legitimacy in a Sentence
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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This government has neither the power, will, nor legitimacy required to run the country or manage crises.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 June 2025
Corporations’ money bought social legitimacy on all sides at a fraction of the cost of most feel-good advertising campaigns.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Liberal daily newspaper Haaretz struck a more skeptical tone, questioning the long-term viability of the strike and tying it to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s waning domestic legitimacy.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
People exercised their vote, which lends the branch more legitimacy.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 June 2025
Corporations’ money bought social legitimacy on all sides at a fraction of the cost of most feel-good advertising campaigns.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Liberal daily newspaper Haaretz struck a more skeptical tone, questioning the long-term viability of the strike and tying it to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s waning domestic legitimacy.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
People exercised their vote, which lends the branch more legitimacy.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2025
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimacy. Accessed 29 Jun. 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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