delegitimize
verb
de·le·git·i·mize
ˌdē-lə-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz 
delegitimized; delegitimizing; delegitimizes
: to diminish or destroy the legitimacy, prestige, or authority of
delegitimize a government
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To remain on advisory boards that have been stripped of meaningful advisory function is to become that shopkeeper, to lend legitimacy to a process that has been systematically delegitimized.
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Alondra Nelson, Time, 13 May 2025
Democrats and Republicans must continue working together to combat efforts to isolate, delegitimize, and demonize our key ally, Israel.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
In exalting above all other concerns his personal conception of the institutional integrity of the Supreme Court, and by extension the entire judiciary, Roberts has ironically done more than anyone else to delegitimize the courts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The administration’s effort to delegitimize the role of universities is not a new idea.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Alondra Nelson, Time, 13 May 2025
Democrats and Republicans must continue working together to combat efforts to isolate, delegitimize, and demonize our key ally, Israel.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
In exalting above all other concerns his personal conception of the institutional integrity of the Supreme Court, and by extension the entire judiciary, Roberts has ironically done more than anyone else to delegitimize the courts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The administration’s effort to delegitimize the role of universities is not a new idea.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delegitimize. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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