legitimacy

légitimité

Reconnaissance par la population du droit d’une organisation ou d’un système à prendre des décisions.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : acceptance

Expressions courantes : political legitimacy, democratic legitimacy, gain legitimacy, lose legitimacy

légitimité, validité

Fait d’être autorisé par la loi ou appuyé par des raisons solides.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : legitimacy of something (They questioned the legitimacy of his claim.)

Synonymes : validity, lawfulness

Contraires : illegitimacy

Expressions courantes : question legitimacy, legal legitimacy, legitimacy of something

légitimité

Statut d’une personne née de parents mariés, qui peut influer sur son droit à hériter d’un trône.

En anglais simple : 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.

Contraires : illegitimacy

Expressions courantes : legitimacy of birth, establish legitimacy, dispute legitimacy