delegitimization
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She says her intent was to counter the delegitimization campaign against her decision to hold the suspected reservists accountable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
The signs of this delegitimization are already here.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2023
We identified about 1.03 million posts that likely referenced delegitimization.
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
“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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