delegitimation

American  

[dee-li-jit-uhm-ay-shuhn] / ˌdi lɪˌdʒɪt əmˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. delegitimization.

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Example Sentences

But the effects of Malone's variety of delegitimation can be immense.

From Salon

“We know a lot about the delegitimation of democratic institutions over the last two centuries,” Ms. Rosenblum said.

From New York Times

“The reality is that law is always politicized, in this area especially,” he said, adding that concerns about the legality of, say, a drone strike “are really not about the law. They’re about legitimation or delegitimation of this president, or of American war, in this case or in general.”

From Seattle Times

The designation of two progressive, Muslim American Congresswomen—one of whom is black, the other Palestinian—who support BDS as threats is entirely consistent with the Israeli government’s delegitimation of dissent and its routine use of the rhetoric of security to justify punitive measures and violence against populations it deems undeserving of basic rights: Palestinians, African asylum seekers, and even Ethiopian-Israeli citizens.

From The Guardian

Yes, I was going to ask about delegitimation.

From Salon