legitimization.

The process of making an action, institution, or claim accepted as proper or justified.

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Words that belong together

• political legitimization
• legitimization of authority

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Public consultation contributed to the legitimization of the new institution.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, qualification. Commonness: uncommon.