legitimacy
US
/lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi/
UK
/lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi/
Meaning
The quality of being lawful, justified, or accepted as having authority or validity.
कानूनी, उचित या वैध माने जाने की स्थिति; किसी अधिकार या दावे की स्वीकार्यता।
Examples
“The court questioned the legitimacy of the company’s claim to the land.”
“The election’s legitimacy depended on a fair process and transparent results.”
“The committee considered the proposal legitimate because it followed the approved rules.”
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Not natural: The judge questioned the legitimate of the agreement.
Better: The judge questioned the legitimacy of the agreement.
Use the noun legitimacy here; legitimate is an adjective, as in a legitimate agreement.
यहाँ संज्ञा legitimacy चाहिए। legitimate विशेषण है, जैसे a legitimate agreement।
Not natural: The legitimacy of the decision was legitimate.
Better: The decision was legitimate.
Legitimacy is the noun; describe the decision itself with the adjective legitimate.
Legitimacy संज्ञा है। फ़ैसले का वर्णन करने के लिए विशेषण legitimate इस्तेमाल करें।
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Use legitimacy for the quality or status; use legitimate to describe a particular claim, decision, or authority.
गुण या स्थिति की बात हो तो legitimacy कहें; किसी दावे, फ़ैसले या अधिकार का वर्णन करने के लिए legitimate इस्तेमाल करें।