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Legitimacy

British pronunciation/ləd‍ʒˈɪtɪməsi/
American pronunciation/ɫəˈdʒɪtəməsi/, /ɫɪˈdʒɪtəməsi/
Legitimacy
[NOUN]
1

the quality of being acceptable by the law

antonyms : illegitimacy
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2

undisputed credibility

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Examples
1Legitimacy depends.
2The party, meanwhile, seeks legitimacy.
3Legitimacy depends.
4The loser grants legitimacy to the winner of an American election through their concession speech.
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