Examples of legitimacy in a Sentence
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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As part of the deal, the U.S. removed Sudan from its list of state supporters of terrorism, a move that gave the country access to international loans and global legitimacy.
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arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
By exploiting legitimate Microsoft domains and misconfigurations within tenants, the threat actors are executing Business Email Compromise attacks which are capable of maintaining a very convincing appearance of legitimacy.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
This is not the first time Combs’ team has attempted to challenge the legitimacy of the video.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump has falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war, tried to undermine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's legitimacy, sought to strong-arm Kyiv into a controversial minerals sharing deal and froze military aid and intelligence support in a bid to force Ukraine into making concessions to Russia.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
By exploiting legitimate Microsoft domains and misconfigurations within tenants, the threat actors are executing Business Email Compromise attacks which are capable of maintaining a very convincing appearance of legitimacy.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
This is not the first time Combs’ team has attempted to challenge the legitimacy of the video.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump has falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war, tried to undermine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's legitimacy, sought to strong-arm Kyiv into a controversial minerals sharing deal and froze military aid and intelligence support in a bid to force Ukraine into making concessions to Russia.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimacy. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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legitimacy
noun
le·git·i·ma·cy
li-ˈjit-ə-mə-sē 
: the quality or state of being legitimate
Legal Definition
legitimacy
noun
le·git·i·ma·cy
li-ˈji-tə-mə-sē
: the quality or state of being legitimate
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