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单词 legitimacy
释义
legitimacy
noun[U]
uk
/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.mə.si/us
/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mə.si/

legitimacynoun[U](LEGAL)

thequalityof beinglegal:
合法性
Thelawyersexpressedseriousdoubtsabout the legitimacy ofmilitaryaction.律师们对军事行动的合法性表示强烈怀疑。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Legal & illegal
  • bang to rightsidiom
  • bookable
  • chargeable
  • concealed carryidiom
  • consent
  • constitutionality
  • controverted election
  • criminally
  • heinous
  • illegality
  • illegitimate
  • legally
  • legitimate
  • licensed
  • licit
  • non-criminal
  • non-legal
  • non-valid
  • shady
  • unlawful
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legitimacynoun[U](REASONABLE)

thequalityof beingreasonableandacceptable:
合理性
Shechallengedthe legitimacy of thepreviousspeaker'sarguments.她对前一位演讲者观点的合理性提出了挑战。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wise and sensible
  • be a victory for common senseidiom
  • cannily
  • canny
  • clear-headed
  • discerning
  • long-sightedness
  • method
  • neat
  • neatly
  • no flies onsomeoneidiom
  • responsibility
  • responsible
  • responsibly
  • right-minded
  • sagacious
  • victory
  • well advised
  • wily
  • wisdom
  • wise
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(Definition oflegitimacyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

legitimacy| Business English

legitimacy
noun[U]
uk
/ləˈdʒɪtɪməsi/us
LAW
thefactof beingallowedbylawor doneaccordingto therulesof anorganizationoractivity:
the legitimacy of sthSeveraljudgesexpresseddoubtsas to the legitimacy of thetribunal.
question/challenge/accept the legitimacy of sthFindings by the Ombudsman alsoquestionthe legitimacy ofbanksandbuildingsocietiesimposingrestrictionswhichlimitsavers'choice.
thestateof beingfairorhonest:
the legitimacy of sthThe legitimacy ofawardinglargebonusestoseniorexecutivesis beingincreasinglycalled intoquestion.
confer/add/gain legitimacyOrganizations are oftenpressurizedtoadoptthe samepracticesorstructuresas otherfirmsinordertogainlegitimacy.
(Definition oflegitimacyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegitimacy

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As these patterns penetrate individual lives, they are expressed in localized form, establishing new values and new legitimacies.
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Thelegitimacyof this procedure was identified by a range of tests.
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One problem that had to be solved was the determination of thelegitimacyor illegitimacy of foundlings.
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They determine the conditions oflegitimacyof the authority and the limits of its rightful power.
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First, it may appear as if thelegitimacyof an authority rests on its greater expertise.
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In this competition forlegitimacy, secular regimes had no alternative to offer.
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Every case of sickness or misfortune is claimed by him as a judgement against the upstarts who dare to challenge thelegitimacyof his rule.
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The primary objective of this movement seems to have been oriented towards the dynasticlegitimacyof the high priesthood.
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If the host government appears to lose authority, or thelegitimacyof its authority, over its civil society, the firm's security will be at risk.
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They gave power andlegitimacyto those workers who, like us, were pushing our respective organizations to take issues of oppression and disadvantage seriously.
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Leaders on both sides of the political fence recognized that nationallegitimacyhad to be won to ensure the health of the new federal union.
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What is successfully presented for consumption by outsiders also redefines the parameters oflegitimacyand authenticity for indigenous audiences.
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Legitimacyof the correction lies in actually demonstrating the error.
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As restraints were placed on the self-governance of physicians, thelegitimacyof internal norms for guiding healthcare choices was itself brought into question.
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We have, if one likes, two legitimacies that are in conflict.
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Collocationswithlegitimacy

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degree of legitimacy
The resulting party system enables the new democratic framework to accommodate and integrate the country's most relevant political actors, and thus to gain a significantdegreeoflegitimacy.
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moral legitimacy
Whatever themorallegitimacyof such rankings, they should not be used as a ploy for slipping in blame and just deserts.
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perceived legitimacy
The perceived legitimacy of this representation, ironically, depended on the official recognition of the colonial state.
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