Examples of legitimacy in a Sentence
the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations
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Because an employee is not eligible for unemployment benefits if the person was fired for misconduct, Wisconsin doesn’t want to have to decide the legitimacy of a firing that was based on matters of religious faith and doctrine.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 June 2025
This is a massive red flag when considering the legitimacy of any website like this.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Experts say those factors may throw into question the legitimacy of the election, which has faced months of fierce scrutiny.
—MarÍa Verza, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
Trump banks on tariff revenues The White House is also banking that tariff revenues will help cover the additional deficits, even though recent court rulings cast doubt on the legitimacy of Trump declaring an economic emergency to impose sweeping taxes on imports.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 June 2025
This is a massive red flag when considering the legitimacy of any website like this.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Experts say those factors may throw into question the legitimacy of the election, which has faced months of fierce scrutiny.
—MarÍa Verza, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
Trump banks on tariff revenues The White House is also banking that tariff revenues will help cover the additional deficits, even though recent court rulings cast doubt on the legitimacy of Trump declaring an economic emergency to impose sweeping taxes on imports.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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“Legitimacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimacy. Accessed 12 Jun. 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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