as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of delegitimize
That could mean tightening sanctions on remaining power brokers, expanding strikes against security installations and militias, covertly supporting insurgent factions, and using Maduro’s prospective trial as a global stage on which to delegitimize Chavismo once and for all.
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Robert Muggah,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
Trump’s sinister achievement is to delegitimize the old intellectual and political establishment while at the same time cementing the racial hierarchies and regimes of repression that this elite exploited during the war on terror.
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Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.
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Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Robert Muggah,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
Trump’s sinister achievement is to delegitimize the old intellectual and political establishment while at the same time cementing the racial hierarchies and regimes of repression that this elite exploited during the war on terror.
—
Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Trump and his cronies have pulled out all the stops — short of arrests — to neuter and delegitimize legitimate journalism.
—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.
—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegitimize
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And this response completely invalidates their feelings and concerns.
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Then, in 2014, the Supreme Court invalidated the limit on the amount of money a donor could contribute to federal candidates in a two-year election cycle.
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The decision to kill John Connor is daft to the nth degree, effectively nullifying the entire point of the series.
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But the celebration was put on hold as officials reviewed the video, and the goal was nullified.
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimize. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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