as in lawfulness
the quality or state of being legal
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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Recent Examples of legitimacy
Despite his reputation as an institutionalist committed to preserving the court’s legitimacy, Roberts has frequently authored or joined opinions that benefited Trump’s political and legal standing.
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Nik Popli, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Peter & Paul but the parishioners say OCA’s legitimacy has been a subject of disagreement within the Orthodox community.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Nik Popli, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Peter & Paul but the parishioners say OCA’s legitimacy has been a subject of disagreement within the Orthodox community.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for legitimacy
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimacy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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