delegitimized

verb

past tense of delegitimize
as in invalidated

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  1. invalidated
  2. nullified
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  • The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) started as a parody account on social media after Indian authorities invalidated the annual medical school entry exam in May.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 25 July 2026
  • In the 1997 Miami mayoral race vote fraud scandal, for example, after several hundred absentee ballots were proved fraudulent, courts invalidated them all; still, only about 57 individuals were charged.
    — Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of invalidated
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  • With the suit, CDCR hopes to have the personnel board’s decision on that allegation nullified, or prompt a new hearing.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
  • If Reader, now 32, and his teammates can’t halt opposing teams’ rushing attacks, then the Giants’ top asset, its fearsome pass rush, will be nullified.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 27 July 2026
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“Delegitimized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimized. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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