as in to invalidate
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To that end, the U.S. is increasingly falling in line with Moscow on a key plank of the Kremlin’s plan to delegitimize Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian government: calling for elections in Ukraine as part of any peace deal.
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Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
If Kennedy and the rest of the administration focus on delegitimizing vaccines and defluoridating water, the nation’s health will suffer.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
Stefan Meister, a Russia expert at the German Council on Foreign Relations, said the Kremlin is trying to delegitimize Mr. Zelensky with the hope of destabilizing Ukraine and ultimately setting in motion a process to install a new, more Moscow-friendly leader in Kyiv.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
If Kennedy and the rest of the administration focus on delegitimizing vaccines and defluoridating water, the nation’s health will suffer.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
Stefan Meister, a Russia expert at the German Council on Foreign Relations, said the Kremlin is trying to delegitimize Mr. Zelensky with the hope of destabilizing Ukraine and ultimately setting in motion a process to install a new, more Moscow-friendly leader in Kyiv.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimize. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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