LEGITIMATION Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

legitimation

noun

Definition of legitimation

as in legitimization

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Recent Examples of legitimation In this way, modern Druidry represents an example of how practitioners of new religious movements look to the distant past as a source for meaning, inspiration, and legitimation. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 In August 2025, attorneys filed an emergency petition for legitimation and custody in DeKalb County Superior Court. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 As such, placing Israel first actually can be understood as a legitimation of Israel’s violence. — Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Acknowledging that most civil law now permits legitimization after the fact, some jurisdictions still discriminate against a child born out of wedlock.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Live Aid was the final step in the legitimization of MTV.

— tom freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025

Definition of legitimization

Noun

In my experience, three forces determine whether an innovation actually shifts the standard of care or just stalls after regulatory approval or clinical validation.

— Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Sirayatech validation model printed exceptionally well, with crisp text, sharp edges, and clean reproduction of even the smallest features.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of validation

Noun

Proponents who are pushing for online casinos in Maryland promise boundless tax revenue with minimal downsides, selectively ignoring who disproportionately pays the price of legalization.

— Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
Poly Humboldt Cannabis Studies explores the historical, geographical, cultural, economic and political contexts of cannabis legalization.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of legalization

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However, farmers often cannot realize the potentially higher prices organic produce can fetch because of a lack of marketing opportunities and formalization.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Useful formalization by design This is not AxiomProver’s first rodeo.

— Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of formalization

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Redwood Empire Since its founding in 2013, Redwood Empire has become one of California’s most recognizable whiskey brands.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In the 34 years prior to the Premier League’s founding in 1992, 13 teams won England’s First Division.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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