legitimacy
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China depends on economic performance to sustain legitimacy and maintain power, but it is likely to negotiate patiently while building alternative partnerships.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
But doing so without giving Burnham the chance to stand would mean a new leader would lack "legitimacy", he said - which would end up "extending the instability and uncertainty" in the party.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
"If we had rushed ahead without giving Andy a chance to stand, the new leader, whether it was me or anyone else, would lack the legitimacy."
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
That would have shattered the plausibly impartial image that allowed Kelly her fantasy of legitimacy and a profitable future in traditional news.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
If he was seen to accept Bolton’s feigned girl as Arya, the northern lords who had gathered to bear witness to the match would have no grounds to question her legitimacy.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing legitimacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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