delegitimization

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delegitimization

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noun delegitimizations

  1. countable, uncountable The act or process of delegitimizing (delegitimating). The very existence of these false allegations of rigged and stolen elections erode trust in the democratic process and are also likely to become the norm going forward, [Matt Masterson, who ran election security at the Department of Homeland Security between 2018 to 2020] added, because of a growing

    Similar: delegitimation · Opposite: legitimation, legitimisation, legitimization

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noun act of delegitimizing

Españoldeslegitimación
日本語非合法化 higōhōka
Portuguêsdeslegitimação
Françaisdélégitimation
Русскийделегитимиза́ция delegitimizácija

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@misc{delegitimization_2026,
  title = {delegitimization},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delegitimization},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}