Examples of legitimacy in a Sentence
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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Trump has spent months attacking the legitimacy of the criminal cases against him — preparing his supporters, in effect, to ignore a guilty verdict.
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Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Public skepticism was bad for morale and threatened the legitimacy of the operation.
—Kaete O’Connell / Made By History, TIME, 22 May 2024
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Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Public skepticism was bad for morale and threatened the legitimacy of the operation.
—Kaete O’Connell / Made By History, TIME, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for legitimacy
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimacy. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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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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