delegitimization
Americannoun
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From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2022
But if the price of their heroism is silencing, retribution, death threats, and delegitimization, we should perhaps find another name for them.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2020
“Mr. Tsipras’s delegitimization will be speedy. He will have to step down within the first weeks,” said Dimitris Keridis, an associate professor of international politics at Panteion University in Athens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2015
I attempted to alert them to the fact that my mother ordered pizza for the book party, which means that she provided material support for delegitimization!
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2013
“Any kind of coordination with the European powers toward international delegitimization, that’s something that the Egyptian government would be highly uncomfortable with and would force them at least to do damage control.”
From Newsweek ● Aug. 19, 2013
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