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legitimations

noun

plural of legitimation
as in legitimizations

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  1. validations
  2. institutions
Noun
  • In August, the three-member Indiana Recount Commission, which includes Republican Secretary of State Diego Morales, threw out multiple votes cast for Deery for lacking clerk validations, such as clerk initials or stamped signatures.
    — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026
  • This requires moving away from the traditional way of performing the manual heavy lifting of pulling data, stitching spreadsheets and running validations line-by-line to a reviewer position.
    — Gargi Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of validations
Noun
  • Foreign central banks and other institutions looking for a safe place to park their capital have diminished roles in the Treasury market and have increasingly turned to alternative havens like gold.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The weaponization and deconstruction of our institutions and republic are no laughing matter.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
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“Legitimations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimations. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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