Synonyms for legitimacy
lɪˈdʒɪt ə mə sile·git·i·ma·cy

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1. legitimacynoun

   Synonyms:
   legitimateness

2. legitimacynoun

   the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity

   Synonyms:
   legitimateness

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1. legitimacynoun

   lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

   Synonyms:
   authenticity, genuineness

   Antonyms:
   illegitimacy

2. authenticity, genuineness, legitimacynoun

   undisputed credibility

   Synonyms:
   authenticity, genuineness

   Antonyms:
   illegitimacy

Matched Categories

1. • Credibility
   • Lawfulness

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1. legitimacynoun

   Synonyms:
   legality, lawfulness, accordance with law

2. legitimacynoun

   Synonyms:
   genuineness

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1. List of paraphrases for "legitimacy":

   legality, legitimation, legitimisation, lawfulness, legitimization, legitimate, sharia, validity, justifiability

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How to use legitimacy in a sentence?

1. Mohamed Magid:

   If we say this is a government thing, it might not have legitimacy, we’re challenging the Muslim community to say, on this, yourself, respond to the challenge.

2. Ron Schlecht:

   If you've been randomly selected for a big prize, vacation, or to enjoy great savings or if all of a sudden the IRS, Medicare, or Social Security Administration needs to get a hold of you for a warrant or penalty, take a deep breath and consider the legitimacy of the call.

3. Kim Kardashian:

   I think Kanye’s already given him legitimacy in that way, i was working on this before. I don’t think I would be used. At the end of the day, he heard me out. We got the job done. What could he really use me for?

4. Yi Gang:

   The failure to adjust quota shares undermines the representation, governance, and legitimacy of the IMF, china will, along with the other parties, continue to push for reforms of the IMF's quotas that will strengthen the voice and representation of emerging market economies.

5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   We all want to be honest and draw lessons from the past, the WHO is the only international organization that has universal political legitimacy on global health issues. This is why it's so important to render its structures more efficient.