legitimation
/ləˌdʒɪtəˈmeɪʃən/
noun
- The act or process of making something legal or acceptable according to rules or standards.
- The document provided official legitimation of the organization's authority.
- The legitimation of the new policy took several months of debate.
- Many people called for the legitimation of same-sex marriage.
- The state of being made legitimate or recognized as valid.
- His research gave legitimation to the alternative treatment.
- The treaty brought legitimation to the disputed borders.
- The award served as a form of legitimation for her years of work.
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