as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of delegitimize
Meta's policies do not allow ads that prematurely claim victory or attempt to delegitimize the election.
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Sara Fischer, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
In seeking to delegitimize the vote, the president is playing with fire.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2020
But these are attempts to preserve what Beijing views as its sovereignty—nothing like Moscow’s systematic efforts to disrupt and delegitimize Western democracy in Canada, the United States, and Europe.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2019
But as Chief Justice John Roberts warned in December, threatening judges with impeachment based on unpopular decisions is one facet of a broader attempt to delegitimize judicial review.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sara Fischer, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
In seeking to delegitimize the vote, the president is playing with fire.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2020
But these are attempts to preserve what Beijing views as its sovereignty—nothing like Moscow’s systematic efforts to disrupt and delegitimize Western democracy in Canada, the United States, and Europe.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2019
But as Chief Justice John Roberts warned in December, threatening judges with impeachment based on unpopular decisions is one facet of a broader attempt to delegitimize judicial review.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegitimize
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The minute California becomes a regional market, FERC has jurisdiction to invalidate our laws and any player in the regional market, including coal plant owners, can challenge our environmental laws.—
Jamie Court,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Pincus filed a brief on behalf of the American Public Health Association, which argued that invalidating the mandate could increase the cost of preventive care and the cost of health care overall, as patients would delay treatment for preventable diseases and emergencies.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Moments later, another LAFC goal was nullified by an offside call.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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But surely, this quid pro quo defies all legal paths to citizenship: a truth that, in this climate, would nullify the rights of many Jewish, Italian, Irish, and other families living in our city today.—
Mark Treyger,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimize. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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