delegitimization

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Etymology

From de- +‎ legitimization.

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Noun

delegitimization (countable and uncountable, plural delegitimizations)

  1. The act or process of delegitimizing.
    • 2021, Ashley Parker, As Trump hints at 2024 comeback, democracy advocates fear a ‘worst-case scenario’ for the country in: The Washington Post, September 28, 2021:
      The very existence of these false allegations of rigged and stolen elections erode trust in the democratic process and are also likely to become the norm going forward, [Matt Masterson, who ran election security at the Department of Homeland Security between 2018 to 2020] added, because of a growing “cottage industry of election delegitimization and pre-delegitimization.”

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