legitimacy

Example Sentences

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It did not believe, for instance, in the legitimacy of grand juries, and slandered them for refusing to return indictments.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

“Ghalibaf has a lot of legitimacy in the eyes of the security establishment,” Grajewski said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

"This has the immense danger of reducing institutional legitimacy and fraying social cohesion."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

She reminisces on a childhood growing up in a repressive household during the 1960s, when second-wave feminism and the women’s liberation movement were just starting to achieve legitimacy.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

He stated the matter simply: if I recognized the legitimacy of the Transkei government and was willing to move there, my sentence would be dramatically reduced. proposal, and again I turned him down.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela