legitimacy
IPA: ɫʌdʒˈɪtʌmʌsi
noun
- The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
- Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.
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Examples of "legitimacy" in Sentences
- But the legitimacy of the story is solid.
- The legitimacy of the invasion is disputed.
- Legitimacy isn't in the eye of the invader.
- The case was about the legitimacy in lineage.
- That doesn't invalidate the legitimacy of the source.
- The legitimacy of the referendum has been questioned.
- Subjective eationalism is the false legitimacy of Evil.
- It stands as the basis of the legitimacy of the Romanian government.
- It is a taboo subject to question the legitimacy and effectiveness of the law.
- Legal battles over the legitimacy of the right to obstruct the waterway ensued.
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