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Definition of "legitimization" []

  • The process of legitimizing, of making legitimate and/or legal. (noun)

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Use "legitimization" in a sentence
  • "Syria, which wants to receive legitimization from the world, must be faced with a clear statement from the Council, making it responsible for the continued smuggling, which endangers the entire region and contradicts Syria’s commitments to the Security Council."
  • "The question to ask now is: assuming Obama’s trying for long term legitimization of the same policies, is he using rhetoric that will help in the long run, or is he still stuck in campaign mode?"
  • "Bottom line, if I understand your point Leigh, is that every medium seems to look for its one big mascot for "legitimization", yet in reality few media can hold up one particular example and say that is what gave it its entrance ticket to the art club."