Meaning of legitimacy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
   countable, uncountable
2. The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity. Public acceptance of an institution, such as a government, corporation, or system
3. Public acceptance of an institution, such as a government, corporation, or system.
   broadly, countable, uncountable
4. Public acceptance of an institution, such as a government, corporation, or system
5. Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.
   countable, uncountable
6. Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession

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Examples

“The legitimacy based on a revolutionary essence was replaced by legitimacy with an ultranational, ultra-Yugoslav character.”

“After decades of inequality and oppression, the regime had lost legitimacy with its own population.”

“The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 was seen by many as proof of capitalism’s legitimacy over communism.”

“Democracy’s legitimacy stems from the consent of the governed.”

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