legitimacy

Legitimität

Die Anerkennung einer Organisation oder eines Systems durch die Bevölkerung als berechtigt, Entscheidungen zu treffen.

In einfachem Englisch: People's acceptance of an organization or system as having the right to make decisions.

• The government lost legitimacy after the scandal.
• Fair elections can give leaders democratic legitimacy.
• Public trust is essential to the institution's legitimacy.

Synonyme: acceptance

Häufige Wendungen: political legitimacy, democratic legitimacy, gain legitimacy, lose legitimacy

Rechtmäßigkeit, Gültigkeit

Die Eigenschaft, gesetzlich erlaubt oder durch gute Gründe gerechtfertigt zu sein.

In einfachem Englisch: The fact that something is allowed by law or has good reasons supporting it.

• She questioned the legitimacy of the agreement.
• The documents established the legitimacy of his claim.
• Does this decision have any legal legitimacy?

So benutzt man es: legitimacy of something (They questioned the legitimacy of his claim.)

Synonyme: validity, lawfulness

Gegenteile: illegitimacy

Häufige Wendungen: question legitimacy, legal legitimacy, legitimacy of something

Ehelichkeit

Der Status, als Kind verheirateter Eltern geboren zu sein, der manchmal das Recht auf die Thronfolge beeinflusst.

In einfachem Englisch: The status of being born to married parents, sometimes affecting a person's right to inherit a throne.

• The prince's legitimacy was disputed.
• Their marriage established the child's legitimacy under the old law.
• Questions about her legitimacy threatened her claim to the throne.

Gegenteile: illegitimacy

Häufige Wendungen: legitimacy of birth, establish legitimacy, dispute legitimacy