as in legitimacy
the quality or state of being legal
the lawyers had to work for weeks to determine the lawfulness of the proposed contract
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legitimacy
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This government has neither the power, will, nor legitimacy required to run the country or manage crises.—
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
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“Lawfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawfulness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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