delegitimize
verb
de·le·git·i·mize
ˌdē-lə-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz 
delegitimized; delegitimizing; delegitimizes
: to diminish or destroy the legitimacy, prestige, or authority of
delegitimize a government
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But while elections officials in more than a dozen swing-state counties said safeguards are in place to prevent interference, they and elections experts warned of a bigger threat: delegitimizing the process.
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Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2024
McConnell, whose brief was authored by former Attorney General Bill Barr and other lawyers, argued in support of the DOJ, saying that the lower court undermined congressional authority by delegitimizing Congress’s passage of the spending bill.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024
America is now facing turmoil common in the classical world: an assassination attempt, the use of legal assaults to delegitimize or even remove political opponents, the overthrow of a sitting leader by his own supporters, wars raging or threatened at nearly every edge of our sphere of influence.
—Jeremy Wayne Tate, National Review, 1 Sep. 2024
And any widespread disinformation campaign targeting battleground states has the potential to tip the scales or delegitimize election results.
—Michael Vandergriff, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
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Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2024
McConnell, whose brief was authored by former Attorney General Bill Barr and other lawyers, argued in support of the DOJ, saying that the lower court undermined congressional authority by delegitimizing Congress’s passage of the spending bill.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024
America is now facing turmoil common in the classical world: an assassination attempt, the use of legal assaults to delegitimize or even remove political opponents, the overthrow of a sitting leader by his own supporters, wars raging or threatened at nearly every edge of our sphere of influence.
—Jeremy Wayne Tate, National Review, 1 Sep. 2024
And any widespread disinformation campaign targeting battleground states has the potential to tip the scales or delegitimize election results.
—Michael Vandergriff, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delegitimize. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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