1 the quality of being reasonable and acceptable:
She challenged the legitimacy of the previous speaker's arguments.
2 the fact of being allowed by law or done according to the rules of an organization or activity:
3 the state of being fair or honest:
the legitimacy of sth The legitimacy of awarding large bonuses to senior executives is being increasingly called into question.
confer/add/gain legitimacy Organizations are often pressurized to adopt the same practices or structures as other firms in order to gain legitimacy.
As these patterns penetrate individual lives, they are expressed in localized form, establishing new values and new legitimacies.
The legitimacy of this procedure was identified by a range of tests.
One problem that had to be solved was the determination of the legitimacy or illegitimacy of foundlings.
They determine the conditions of legitimacy of the authority and the limits of its rightful power.
First, it may appear as if the legitimacy of an authority rests on its greater expertise.
In this competition for legitimacy, secular regimes had no alternative to offer.
Every case of sickness or misfortune is claimed by him as a judgement against the upstarts who dare to challenge the legitimacy of his rule.
The primary objective of this movement seems to have been oriented towards the dynastic legitimacy of the high priesthood.
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