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

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Daniel Mallinson:

   Penn State Harrisburg's probably my bigger concern, the legitimacy being undermined by these smaller things where there is a process for sorting them out.

2. Huawei Australia chairman:

   That law has no legitimacy outside of China, within that country, any information coming through us and any equipment we put into their national infrastructure is safe to the best of our ability, and it's secure.

3. Mark Milley:

   Our major focus going forward is to make sure that violence, terrorism, cannot be exported from Afghanistan to our homeland, and so we’ll maintain the capability to be able to not only observe that but also address that if it does emerge, we expect for them to meet that commitment. If they want legitimacy going forward, I think that’s something they’ll have to consider. That’s one way to earn it, so we’ll see what happens.

4. Gregory Poling:

   It will have enormous impact on future jurisprudence and on the perceived legitimacy of other claims in the South China Sea and around the world.

5. The Times:

   Hillary Clinton is the right choice for the Democrats to present a vision for America that is radically different from the one that leading Republican candidates offer -- a vision in which middle-class Americans have a real shot at prosperity, women's rights are enhanced, undocumented immigrants are given a chance at legitimacy, international alliances are nurtured and the country is kept safe.

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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