as in illegitimacy
the state or fact of being born out of wedlock
the spuriousness of her birth had always bothered her
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illegitimacy
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An air of illegitimacy, particularly in the face of febrile nationalism, will undermine the new rulers.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026 -
These lawmakers are typically hawkish in calling out Maduro’s illegitimacy and represent half of the Venezuelan community in the U.S. Among the most prominent of these GOP lawmakers is Rep. Brian Mast, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Spuriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spuriousness. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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