legitimization
- a word derived from legitimize.
Example Sentences
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For some people, that legitimization spills over from speech to action, he added.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023
“This proposal is about preventing a nuclear accident. It Is not to create any situation which may have a military advantage or disadvantage or a legitimization of the situation,” he said.
From Washington Times • Mar. 28, 2023
“This proposal is about preventing a nuclear accident. It Is not to create any situation which may have a military advantage or disadvantage or a legitimization of the situation,” the nuclear agency head said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023
Self-policing would be the key, which in turn would require the legitimization of special Indigenous rights, if not necessarily of cultural preservation.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2022
They are hopelessly outside the law—without the possibility that any further statutes of legitimization will be enacted for their relief.
From Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft by O'Higgins, Harvey Jerrold