delegitimize
verb
de·le·git·i·mize
ˌdē-lə-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz 
delegitimized; delegitimizing; delegitimizes
: to diminish or destroy the legitimacy, prestige, or authority of
delegitimize a government
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence spokesperson Lauren Frost referred PolitiFact to its Oct. 22 analysis, which said the intelligence community expects foreign actors to continue influence activities until the inauguration, aiming to delegitimize U.S. democracy.
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Loreben Tuquero, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
Concerning Israel, other states should direct their political, economic, and diplomatic leverage at toward stopping the country from degrading the little Palestinian capacity that remains without stoking Israeli fears that their country will be delegitimized outright.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
For Bourdieu, linguistic domination perpetuates societal hierarchies by conferring legitimacy on certain ways of speaking while delegitimizing others.
—Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Nothing delegitimizes authoritarian leaders more than defeat.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Loreben Tuquero, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
Concerning Israel, other states should direct their political, economic, and diplomatic leverage at toward stopping the country from degrading the little Palestinian capacity that remains without stoking Israeli fears that their country will be delegitimized outright.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
For Bourdieu, linguistic domination perpetuates societal hierarchies by conferring legitimacy on certain ways of speaking while delegitimizing others.
—Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Nothing delegitimizes authoritarian leaders more than defeat.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delegitimize. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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