Examples of legitimacy in a Sentence
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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Yet for those who spent the past two decades pushing their disciplines toward legitimacy, the idea of arriving at the finish line together feels more than a little surreal.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
The past seemed to provide a gateway to the present, and traditional culture seemed to add legitimacy to her next musical step.
—Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 8 July 2025
The questions around Hartke's legitimacy come after two other mayors, Dunn and Tibshraeny, did exactly the same.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Decades of repression, economic mismanagement and growing legitimacy crises have left the regime weakened at home.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
The past seemed to provide a gateway to the present, and traditional culture seemed to add legitimacy to her next musical step.
—Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 8 July 2025
The questions around Hartke's legitimacy come after two other mayors, Dunn and Tibshraeny, did exactly the same.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Decades of repression, economic mismanagement and growing legitimacy crises have left the regime weakened at home.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimacy. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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