legitimatizing
Granting formal acceptance
Legitimatizing is making something legitimate—giving it official status, legal standing, or social acceptance.
The word is interchangeable with legitimizing, though legitimizing is more common: Critics accused the ceremony of legitimatizing the regime.
Both forms work as verbs or adjectives: a legitimatizing force in the industry.
Approval or punitive measure
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- consentVoluntary agreement given
endorsement · accreditation · certification · licensing · permitting · empowering · chartering · commissioning
Quality of being genuine
- genuinenessQuality of being real
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
credibility · validity · soundness · defensibility · acceptability · plausibility · reasonableness · respectability
Establishing something as true
- verificationProving something accurate
- substantiationProof of truth
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
affirmation · vindication · justification · establishing · proving · demonstrating · evidencing · documenting
Official enactment of statutes
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
- parliamentaryOf a legislature
judicial · sovereign · diplomatic · institutional · governmental · administrative · executive · bureaucratic
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- authorizationFormal permission granted
consent · endorsement · accreditation · certification · licensing · permitting · empowering · chartering · commissioning · mandating
authenticity
Quality of being genuine
- genuinenessQuality of being real
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
integrity · credibility · validity · soundness · defensibility · acceptability · plausibility · reasonableness · respectability · standing
confirmation
Establishing something as true
- verificationProving something accurate
- substantiationProof of truth
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
authentication · affirmation · vindication · justification · establishing · proving · demonstrating · evidencing · documenting · certifying
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
parliamentary · judicial · sovereign · diplomatic · institutional · governmental · administrative · executive · bureaucratic · procedural
legitimatizingoutlawing
Making legally forbidden
criminalizing · banning · illegalizing · delegitimizing · prohibiting
legitimatizinginvalidating
Making something null
delegitimizing · discrediting · undermining · refuting · debunking
legitimatizingcondemning
Expressing severe disapproval
stigmatizing · delegitimizing · denouncing · censuring · marginalizing
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