Vocabulary
Legitimate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
conforming to the law or to rules.
Urdu meaning
جائز، قانونی، شرعی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Structural and systemic weaknesses have enabled detractors to question election outcomes that may be legitimate and earnestly won.
- Protest within parliament and provincial assemblies is also legitimate if it conforms to parliamentary norms, which sadly, is usually not the case whether it is by the PTI or other parties.
- Moreover, weak or missing institutional guardrails allow it to turn repressive, exclusionary and blind to people`s legitimate needs and demands.In the end, it generates public disaffection, anger and even alienation from state institutions.
- To understand how these betting rackets operate, we first need to examine the legitimate practices they mimic to create an appearance of credibility.
- These legitimate platforms make their money from commissions, spreads or service fees.
Synonyms
legal, lawful, licit, legalized, authorized, permitted, permissible, allowable
Antonyms
illegal, illegitimate
Curator example
“his claims to legitimate authority”
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