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legitimacy
Synonyms and Antonyms of legitimacy
the quality or state of being legal the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations Synonyms lawfulness, legalityRelated Words rightfulness, rightness; permissibility, permissiblenessNear Antonyms badness, immorality, iniquitousness, iniquity, sinfulness, unjustness, wickedness, wrongness; criminality, unconstitutionalityAntonyms illegality, illegitimacy, unlawfulness, wrongfulness
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