Definition
The quality of being legally or morally acceptable; conformity to law or established authority.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'legitimatus', from Latin 'legitimus' meaning 'lawful', derived from 'lex' (law). Extended from legal contexts to broader questions of rightful authority and acceptance.
Kelly Says
Legitimacy is fascinating because it can be both objective (legal) and subjective (social acceptance) - a government might be legally legitimate but lack popular legitimacy, or vice versa. This dual nature makes it crucial in politics, where perception often matters as much as legal status.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደራሴነት
ɨndärasʼenät
CACatalà
legitimitat
/ləʒitimiˈtat/
CSČeština
legitimita
/lɛɡɪtɪmɪta/
DADansk
legitimitet
/lɛɡɪtɪmɪˈteːd/
DEDeutsch
Legitimität
leɡɪtsiˈmiːtɛt
ELΕλληνικά
νομιμότητα
nomimótita
ESEspañol
legitimidad
lehisimidahd
FAفارسی
مشروعیت
mašruʿiyyat
FISuomi
legitimiteetti
/legitimiteːtti/
FRFrançais
légitimité
/leʒitimite/
HEעברית
לגיטימיות
legitimiyut
HUMagyar
legitimitás
/lɛɡɪtɪmiːtaːʃ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
legitimasi
/lɛʒitimasi/
ITItaliano
legittimità
/ledʒitˈtimità/
MSBahasa Melayu
keabsahan
/kɛabˈsahan/
MYမြန်မာ
တရားဝင်မှု
tayā waṅʔ m̥ə
NLNederlands
legitimiteit
/lɛʒitimiːt/
NONorsk
legitimitet
/lɛɡɪtɪmɪˈteːt/
PLPolski
legitymizacja
lɛɡɪtɨmɪˈzatsja
PTPortuguês
legitimidade
lɛʒiˈtimidɐdɨ
RORomână
legitimitate
/leʒitimiteːte/
RUРусский
легитимность
lʲɪɡʲɪtʲɪmˈnosʲtʹ
SVSvenska
legitimitet
/lɛɡɪtɪmɪˈteːt/
SWKiswahili
halali
/halali/
TAதமிழ்
சட்டப்பூர்வம்
saṭṭappūrvam
TEతెలుగు
చట్టబద్ధత
saṭṭabaddhata
THไทย
ความชอบธรรม
khwām chōp tham
TLTL
legitimidad
/lɛhisˈtimidad/
TRTürkçe
meşruiyet
meşruiyet
UKУкраїнська
легітимність
lʲɪɡʲɪtʲɪmˈnistʹ
VITiếng Việt
tính hợp pháp
tính hợp pháp
ZUZU
ukwazekwase
/ukwazekwase/