as in lawfulness
the quality or state of being legal
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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Recent Examples of legitimacy
The complaint also alleged that Walgreens pressured its pharmacists to fill prescriptions quickly without confirming their legitimacy.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Bergoglio questioned Kirchner’s legitimacy and regularly criticized his economic policies, especially an agricultural export tax that further split the country by tapping into old divides over the role of the state, economic policy, and the distribution of wealth.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Biden’s actions continue to discredit the legitimacy of our judicial system.
—Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
But there had been widespread scepticism about the legitimacy of their victory four years earlier, and triumphing away from home soil was set to be much more difficult.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Bergoglio questioned Kirchner’s legitimacy and regularly criticized his economic policies, especially an agricultural export tax that further split the country by tapping into old divides over the role of the state, economic policy, and the distribution of wealth.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Biden’s actions continue to discredit the legitimacy of our judicial system.
—Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
But there had been widespread scepticism about the legitimacy of their victory four years earlier, and triumphing away from home soil was set to be much more difficult.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimacy
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And the legality of the congressional action is in dispute.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The Department of Education and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau are also undergoing massive staffing reductions as judges actively consider the legality of the Trump administration's cuts.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimacy. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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