delegitimize

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as in to invalidate

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Recent Examples of delegitimize On the right, commentators see the leaks as part of a campaign to delegitimize the Court, and Roberts in particular. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Heidecker serves as the new InfoWars’ creative director and hosts a weekly Thursday night livestream as a fictional, right-wing version of himself that both satirizes and attempts to delegitimize Jones’ life’s work. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 In my opinion, the same forces working to delegitimize Israel are working to undermine the Western alliance, democratic institutions, and American leadership itself. — Naftali Bennett, Time, 9 July 2026 The recent push for term limits and court expansion is a partisan effort to delegitimize a Court that has returned power to the states and the people. — Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for delegitimize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegitimize
  1. invalidate
  2. nullify
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  • Additionally, records show investigators flagged computer search queries asking whether suicide would invalidate a death insurance claim.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Legal experts also said Bolsonaro would face a high legal bar to invalidate the election.
    — David Unsworth , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of invalidate
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  • Defeated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by nearly 4 percentage points, the senator is seeking to nullify the result, alleging fraud without evidence.
    — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Much of Thursday’s courtroom debate centered on whether the judge’s order was in fact final, which would close the case and nullify Desulme’s counterclaim.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimize. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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