legitimacy
suomi-englanti sanakirjalegitimacy englannista suomeksi
legitimiteetti
laillisuus, pätevyys
Substantiivi
legitimacy englanniksi
The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
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Public acceptance of an institution, such as a polity or societal system.
{{ux|en|After decades of inequality and oppression, the regime had lost legitimacy with its own population.
{{ux|en|The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 was seen by many as proof of capitalism’s legitimacy over communism.
{{ux|en|Democracy’s legitimacy stems from the of the governed.
(U) of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.