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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdeslegitimar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-le-hi-ti-mar
"Intentaron deslegitimar la autoridad del tribunal con falsas acusaciones."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause something or someone to appear illegitimate, unauthorized, or lacking official authority and acceptance.
"The opposition party attempted to delegitimize the election results by highlighting procedural irregularities." - 2
To withdraw legal or moral validity from an established institution, practice, or authority.
"Protesters sought to delegitimize the oppressive regime through peaceful civil disobedience and international campaigns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English via the combination of the prefix de- (denoting reversal or removal) and the verb legitimize, which stems from the Late Latin legitimare (to declare lawful). The term gained widespread prominence in political and sociological discourse during the latter half of the 20th century to describe efforts to strip authority or acceptance from institutions, governments, or movements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Delegitimize" is said worldwide
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délégitimer
Transliteration: de-le-zhi-ti-me
"Le scandale a contribué à délégitimer le gouvernement en place."
delegitimieren
Transliteration: de-le-gi-ti-mi-ren
"Die Opposition versuchte, das Parlament zu delegitimieren."
delegittimare
Transliteration: de-led-jit-ti-ma-re
"La campagna mediatica mirava a delegittimare le istituzioni."
deslegitimar
Transliteration: des-le-hi-ti-mar
"Intentaron deslegitimar la autoridad del tribunal con falsas acusaciones."
deslegitimar
Transliteration: dez-le-ʒi-ti-maɾ
"As acusações serviram para deslegitimar o processo eleitoral."
अवैध ठहराना
Transliteration: avaidh thaharana
"विपक्ष ने सरकार के फैसलों को अवैध ठहराने की कोशिश की।"
使失去合法性
Transliteration: shǐ shīqù héfǎxìng
"反对派试图使该政权的统治失去合法性。"
정당성을 빼앗다
Transliteration: jeongdangseongeul ppaeatda
"그들은 정부의 권위를 정당성을 빼앗으려고 노력했다."
正当性を奪う
Transliteration: seitousei o ubau
"野党はその政策の正当性を奪おうと非難した。"
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