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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGITIMATION

legitimation  [lɪˌdʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGITIMATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Legitimation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEGITIMATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Legitimation

Legitimation or legitimization is the act of providing legitimacy. Legitimation in the social sciences refers to the process whereby an act, process, or ideology becomes legitimate by its attachment to norms and values within a given society. It is the process of making something acceptable and normative to a group or audience. Legitimate power is the right to exercise control over others by virtue of the authority of one's superior organization position or status.

Definition of legitimation in the English dictionary

The definition of legitimation in the dictionary is the act or process of making lawful or legal. Other definition of legitimation is the act or process of making legitimate by legal means, such as by the subsequent marriage of the child's parents.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGITIMATION


affirmation
ˌæfəˈmeɪʃən
animation
ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən
approximation
əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃən
automation
ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən
confirmation
ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən
conformation
ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən
defamation
ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən
deformation
ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən
estimation
ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən
exclamation
ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən
formation
fɔːˈmeɪʃən
inflammation
ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən
information
ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
misinformation
ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
proclamation
ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən
reclamation
ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən
reformation
ˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən
sublimation
ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən
summation
sʌˈmeɪʃən
transformation
ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGITIMATION

legist
legit
legitim
legitimacy
legitimate
legitimately
legitimateness
legitimatisation
legitimatise
legitimatization
legitimatize
legitimator
legitimisation
legitimiser
legitimism
legitimist
legitimistic
legitimization
legitimize
legitimizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGITIMATION

accreditation
action
administration
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
foundation

Synonyms and antonyms of legitimation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «legitimation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGITIMATION

Find out the translation of legitimation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of legitimation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «legitimation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

合法化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

legitimación
570 millions of speakers

English

legitimation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तर्कसंगत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشرعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

легитимация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

legitimação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিধিসম্মত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

légitimation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Legitimasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Legitimation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正当性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정당화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Legitimasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự công nhận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டபூர்வமாக்கலாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कायदेशीरपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meşrulaştırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legittimazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

legitymacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

легітимація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

legitimarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νομιμοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

legitimasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

legitimation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legitimering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of legitimation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGITIMATION»

The term «legitimation» is regularly used and occupies the 60.575 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGITIMATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «legitimation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «legitimation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about legitimation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGITIMATION»

Discover the use of legitimation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to legitimation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Legitimation Crisis
Offers a Marxian theory of communicative competence for application to the dynamics of contemporary capitalism. Bibliogs
Jürgen Habermas, 1975
2
The Three Yugoslavias: State-building and Legitimation, ...
Based on extensive archival research and fieldwork and the culmination of more than two decades of study, The Three Yugoslavias is a major contribution to an understanding of Yugoslavia and its successor states.
Sabrina P. Ramet, 2006
3
From Legislation to Legitimation: The Role of the Portuguese ...
This book is unique as the only book on the Portuguese parliament in English.
Cristina Leston-Bandeira, 2004
4
Dynamics of Organizational Populations : Density, ...
Utilizing a diverse group of organizations including national labor unions, newspapers and newspaper publishers, brewing firms, life insurance companies, and banks, this book seeks to deepen and broaden the understanding of change in ...
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Stanford University Michael T. Hannan Professor of Sociology, Haas School of Business University of California Glenn R. Carroll Cortese Professor of Management, Berkeley, 1991
5
The Akitu Festival: Religious Continuity and Royal ...
Using tools of social anthropology and ritual analysis, this book presents a detailed reconstruction of the festival events and its attendant rituals to demonstrate how the akitu festival became a propagandistic tool wielded by the monarchy ...
Julye Bidmead, 2004
6
Mapping the Language of Racism: Discourse and the ...
' In this exciting new book, Margaret Wetherell and Jonathan Potter extend their work on the use of discourse analysis to tackle racism and issues of social structure, power relations and idology.
Margaret Wetherell, 1992
7
Theatrical legitimation: allegories of genius in ...
In Theatrical Legitimation, Timothy Murray provides a post-structural analysis of three frameworks of 17th-century dramatic and literary criticism: authorship, patronage, and spectatorship.
Timothy Murray, 1987
8
The New Christian Right: Mobilization and Legitimation
This book of original essays provides an objective and enlightening analysis of the emergence and changing forms of the New Christian Right.
Robert C. Liebman, Robert Wuthnow
9
Ethics Vindicated : Kant's Transcendental Legitimation of ...
According to Ermanno Bencivenga, this outcome is both common and regrettable. Bencivenga points to Immanuel Kant for the solution. Kant's philosophy is a sustained, bold, and successful effort aiming at offering us the answers we need.
Irvine Ermanno Bencivenga Professor of Philosophy University of California, 2006
10
The Legitimation of New Orders: Case Studies in World History
The contributors to this collection offer seven case studies that treat different aspects of political and ritual legitimation in China and Europe over the past two millennia.
‎2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGITIMATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term legitimation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Found in translation | Oped | :: The Kathmandu Post :: - eKantipur
First, the legitimation of the Nepali language as the 'official language' of Nepal contradicts with Article 6, which recognises all languages of ... «Kathmandu Post, Jul 15»
2
Life in the caliphate - this is what terror feels like
The desire for legitimation constantly leads to new documents, regulations and decrees, which leave the government offices and ministries on ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
3
Jürgen Habermas's verdict on the EU/Greece debt deal – full transcript
This renewed legitimation forced the other side either to look for a compromise or to exploit Greece's emergency situation and act, even more ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
ISIS is in Israel, and we shouldn't be surprised
However, while ISIS accepts Coulibalys into its ranks and offers them legitimation and rehabilitation, it is looking precisely for solid citizens who ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
5
The revolution comes to the Middle East: about the past & future of ISIS
Just as the original Mamluks, once in power, pretended to be serving the caliph, and thus secured legitimation for their rule, Filiu argues, ... «Fabius Maximus website, Jul 15»
6
Pope Francis Meets Comrade Mr. President
But it is also surely the case that such direct religious legitimation of politicians and political policies should generally be avoided, even ... «Acton Institute, Jul 15»
7
A Father Has Rights: Know Yours.
If you were not married to the mother, you need to research Legitimation. As a father or expectant father, you will likely have rights of visitation ... «ThyBlackMan, Jul 15»
8
Mideast Expert Daniel Pipes on Iran Deal: 'Bizarre' and 'Wretched'
First is easing and legitimation of the Iranian nuclear program, and secondly is a greater sum of money going to the Iranians," he said, referring ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
9
Hip Hop demonized, rappers under surveillance and targeted …
... ADL's strategic imperatives aimed at countering the Minister's growing popularity was titled: “Mainstreaming Anti-Semitism: The Legitimation ... «FinalCall.com News, Jul 15»
10
Hostility to Cuba has run its course
Could we not also say that the leaders of those countries have been granted “diplomatic legitimation” by the United States “in exchange for ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Legitimation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/legitimation>. May 2024 ».
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