Definitions for Legitimacy
lɪˈdʒɪt ə mə sile·git·i·ma·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. legitimacynoun

   lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

2. authenticity, genuineness, legitimacynoun

   undisputed credibility

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. legitimacynoun

   the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Legitimacynoun

   Etymology: from legitimate.

   1. Lawfulness of birth.

   In respect of his legitimacy, it will be good. John Ayliffe.

   2. Genuineness; not spuriousness.

   The legitimacy or reality of these marine bodies vindicated, I now inquire by what means they were hurried out of the ocean. John Woodward, Natural History.

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1. legitimacy

   Legitimacy generally refers to the lawfulness, validity, or acceptance of an action, authority, power, or principle, recognized and accepted by an established system or society. It symbolizes a state of being in line with established rules, regulations, or social standards. In political contexts, it also refers to the recognition and acceptance of a government's right to rule.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Legitimacyadjective

   the state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully begotten, or born in wedlock

2. Etymology: [See Legitimate, a.]

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1. Legitimacy

   In political science, legitimacy is the popular acceptance of an authority, usually a governing law or a régime. Whereas “authority” denotes a specific position in an established government, the term “legitimacy” denotes a system of government — wherein “government” denotes “sphere of influence”. Political legitimacy is considered a basic condition for governing, without which a government will suffer legislative deadlock and collapse. In political systems where this is not the case, unpopular régimes survive because they are considered legitimate by a small, influential élite. In Chinese political philosophy, since the historical period of the Zhou Dynasty, the political legitimacy of a ruler and government was derived from the Mandate of Heaven, and that unjust rulers who lose said mandate, therefore lose the right to rule the people. In moral philosophy, the term “legitimacy” often is positively interpreted as the normative status conferred by a governed people upon their governors’ institutions, offices, and actions, based upon the belief that their government's actions are appropriate uses of power by a legally constituted government. In law, “legitimacy” is distinguished from “legality”, to establish that a government action can be legal whilst not being legitimate, e.g. the Southeast Asia Resolution, Public Law 88-408, which allowed the U.S. to war against Vietnam, without a formal declaration of war; a government action can be legitimate without being legal, e.g. a pre-emptive war, a military junta. An example of such matters arises when legitimate institutions clash in a constitutional crisis.

Matched Categories

1. • Credibility
   • Lawfulness

How to pronounce Legitimacy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Legitimacy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Legitimacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Legitimacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Legitimacy in a Sentence

1. Craig Singleton:

   Beijing appears willing to absorb the economic and social costs that stem from its zero-Covid policy because the alternative — widespread infections along with corresponding hospitalizations and deaths — represents an even greater threat to the government's legitimacy.

2. Chang Sea-jin:

   Founders of conglomerates are considered myths, sacred. They have legitimacy, because they built the conglomerates from nothing, but second-generation and third-generation leaders do not have such legitimacy. They are simply born with 'golden spoons' in their mouths.

3. Paulo Roseno:

   I don't think we're going to have a coup in the classic sense with the military on the street, like what happened in 1964, what I think is more likely to happen is an attempted coup, some kind of subversion of democracy... or any attempt to delay the electoral process by introducing doubts about the legitimacy of the process.

4. Evan Ellis:

   Guaido and his team, and the Trump Administration, deserve credit for coordinating an extensive international diplomatic effort under extraordinary circumstances, which ultimately resulted in 57 countries across Latin America, Europe, and elsewhere, recognizing his legitimacy, guaido and his government also deserve extraordinary credit that, without control over Venezuelan territory or resources, they not only engaged within Venezuela against constant implicit and explicit threats by the Maduro regime but coordinated a broad-ranging international diplomacy.

5. Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri:

   We from the beginning said we are supporting the loyal part of the army - the loyal tribes, the loyal popular groups to protect the legitimacy of the government to protect themselves. All of these options are on the table and we use it to give those loyals the capabilities to be able to portect themselves and civilians, if some such thing happens( a special forces operation), we can not talk about it in the media.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Legitimacy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Legitimacy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Legitimacy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Legitimacy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Legitimacy