LEGITIMATION Synonyms

• the formal act of approving

• a feeling of liking something or someone good

• acceptance as satisfactory

• a message expressing a favorable opinion

• a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

• validating the authenticity of something or someone

• a document giving an official instruction or command

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• official permission or approval

• the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• information that confirms or verifies

• making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

• a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism

• a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church

• permission for something to happen

• give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

• a speech seconding a motion

• formal and explicit approval

• a signature that validates something

• the act of endorsing

• something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

• a statement in explanation of some action or belief

• the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning

• approval to do something

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

• making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

• formal and explicit approval

• a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

• official permission or approval

• the act of final authorization

• give sanction to

• give authority or permission to

• give religious sanction to, such as through an oath

• the quality of being valid and rigorous

• the quality of having legal force or effectiveness

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

• a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

• a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price

• formal and explicit approval

• a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

• provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)

• stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

• the act of making lawful