legitimacies
States of authenticity
Legitimacies is the plural of legitimacy—the quality of being lawful, proper, or accepted as valid.
Political leaders seek legitimacies from different sources: constitutional authority, popular support, historical tradition.
The competing legitimacies of church and state shaped medieval Europe.
The plural typically appears when discussing multiple claims to authority or validity.
Conformity to regulations
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- legalityConformance with law
- permissibilityState of being allowed
statutory · codified · enforceable · sanctioned · juridical · jurisprudence · adjudication · ordinance
Capacity to withstand attack
- rationaleStated basis for action
- warrantedProperly justified or sanctioned
- substantiationProof of truth
- groundsBasis for justification
basis · reasonableness · soundness · credibility · plausibility · vindication · entitlement · rightfulness
Quality of being real
- validityQuality of being sound
- bona fideAuthentic and sincere
- verifiableAble to be proven
- certifiableAble to be authenticated
originality · verified · undisputed · authenticated · documentation · provenance · birthright · paternity
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- political authorityLegitimate governmental power
succession · dynastic · monarchical · consent of governed · regime · statecraft · institutional · hereditary
Consent to receive
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
approval · accreditation · conferral · bestowed · conferred · established · institutionalized · formalized
lawfulness
Conformity to regulations
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- legalityConformance with law
permissibility · statutory · codified · enforceable · sanctioned · juridical · jurisprudence · adjudication · ordinance · legislation
defensibility
Capacity to withstand attack
- rationaleStated basis for action
- warrantedProperly justified or sanctioned
- substantiationProof of truth
grounds · basis · reasonableness · soundness · credibility · plausibility · vindication · entitlement · rightfulness · claim
genuineness
Quality of being real
- validityQuality of being sound
- bona fideAuthentic and sincere
- verifiableAble to be proven
certifiable · originality · verified · undisputed · authenticated · documentation · provenance · birthright · paternity · lineage
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
political authority · succession · dynastic · monarchical · consent of governed · regime · statecraft · institutional · hereditary · electoral
acceptance
Consent to receive
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- endorsementFormal expression of support
sanction · approval · accreditation · conferral · bestowed · conferred · established · institutionalized · formalized · normalized
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Acts against the law
illegitimacies · unlawfulness · illegality · lawlessness · criminality
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Plural unlawful or improper states
invalidities · fraudulence · falseness · spuriousness · phoniness
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Plural unlawful or improper states
wrongfulness · improprieties · unjustness · unwarrantedness · usurpations
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