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legitimacy meaning in Urdu

قانونیت

/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/US/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/

legitimacy in Urdu: قانونیت, شریعیت. In English, legitimacy means the quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.

Urdu words for legitimacy

قانونیت, شریعیت

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

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Questions about legitimacy in Urdu

What is the meaning of legitimacy in Urdu?
Legitimacy in Urdu is قانونیت, شریعیت.
legitimacy کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Legitimacy: قانونیت, شریعیت.
What does legitimacy mean in English?
Legitimacy means the quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: legitimacy (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: legitimacy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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