legitimacy in Arabic

Arabic words for legitimacy

quality of being legitimate or valid; validity

شَرْعِيَّة šarʕiyya

English meaning of legitimacy

1. noun The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
2. noun Public acceptance of an institution, such as a government, corporation, or system.
3. noun Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.

Full definition of legitimacy

legitimacy in a sentence

• After decades of inequality and oppression, the regime had lost legitimacy with its own population.
• The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 was seen by many as proof of capitalism’s legitimacy over communism.
• Democracy’s legitimacy stems from the consent of the governed.

Synonyms of legitimacy

• legitimateness
• allowability
• allowableness
• liceity
• legitness
• permissibility
• permissibleness
• validity
• validness

All synonyms of legitimacy

legitimacy in other languages

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Questions about legitimacy in Arabic

What is the meaning of legitimacy in Arabic?

Legitimacy in Arabic is شَرْعِيَّة (šarʕiyya).

ما معنى كلمة legitimacy؟

Legitimacy: شَرْعِيَّة (šarʕiyya).

What does legitimacy mean in English?

Legitimacy means the quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.