Legitimating

Synonyms for "legitimating" (19 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

authorization authorize authorizing defend

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

justifiable justification justify justifying legitimate legitimation

Related words (9)

Noun(9 words)

rationalization rationalize rationalizing sanction sanctioning valid validate validating validation

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More general

12 entries

actiondiscursive practiceinstitutional practicejustificationnormative descriptornormative discoursephenomenonpolicy justificationprocessrhetorical activitysocial mechanismvalidation

More specific

21 entries

accreditationadministrative legitimationbureaucratic legitimatingcertificationdiscursive legitimatingeconomic legitimatingeconomic legitimationepistemic legitimatinginstitutional legitimatingjudicial legitimationlegal legitimatinglegal legitimationmoral justificationmoral legitimationnormative legitimatingpolicy justification

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Collocations

11 entries

legitimating actlegitimating authoritylegitimating claimlegitimating contextlegitimating discourselegitimating evidencelegitimating mechanismlegitimating processlegitimating rhetoriclegitimation processpolicy legitimation

Inflections

5 entries

legitimated legitimates legitimatingsmore legitimatingmost legitimating

Derivations

4 entries

legitimacy legitimate legitimately legitimation

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