legitimization
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- noun
- /lɪˌdʒɪtɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Formal
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legitimación
- The committee is working on the legitimization of the new regulations to ensure they are legally binding.
- political legitimization
- process of legitimization
- legitimization of power
Examples
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The institutionalization of differentiation and its legitimization are interdependent processes.
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Opinion leaders are critical for the legitimization of new innovations (Thakkar & Weisfeld-Spolter, 2011).
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The claim that he is a historical figure contributes to the legitimization of his authority.
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Free association is on the basis of political equality, not on the legitimization of political inequality.
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By way of conclusion, I examine some of the problems which the acceptance and legitimization of this term face.
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Political legitimization through state provision of services and subsidies was rejected.
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Further legitimization of this process can actually bring about a greater measure of redress with few downsides.
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Political legitimization was based on the symbolic capital of ritual pre-eminence, which demanded investment of economic resources.
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Traditionally, this legitimization emerges from the collective will of the citizens as defined by membership in a nation-state.
Academic text (2001) -
Citizenship regimes are based on a fragile equilibrium of rights, identity, and patterns of political legitimization (Turner 1990).
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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An official act that approves something and makes it valid
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Making something allowed by law
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Giving someone legal status and rights, for example by law or marriage
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To make something official by writing rules or steps
The act of making something legal or accepted by people
Antonyms
How Legitimate
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
legitimization = legitimize (transparent) = legitimize + ation
The noun 'legitimization' is transparently derived from the verb 'legitimize' with the suffix '-ation', indicating the process or act.
Etymology
Legitimization comes from the Latin word legitimus, which means 'lawful', and it shares the same root as the common word legitimate, meaning 'allowed by law'. So, legitimization is the act of making something legal or officially accepted.