legitimacy

As nouns the difference between legitimacy and legalization

is that legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity while legalization is the process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.

As nouns the difference between compliance and legitimacy

is that compliance is an act of complying while legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.

As nouns the difference between legitimacy and justification

is that legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity while justification is a reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

As nouns the difference between legitimacy and authority

is that legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity while authority is the power to enforce rules or give orders.

As nouns the difference between hegemony and legitimacy

is that hegemony is (formal) domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others while legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.

As nouns the difference between legitimacy and justifiability

is that legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity while justifiability is the property of being justifiable.

As nouns the difference between legitimacy and genuineness

is that legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity while genuineness is the quality of being genuine; authenticity.

Legitimacy is a synonym of correctness.

As nouns the difference between legitimacy and correctness

is that legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity while correctness is freedom from error.

As nouns the difference between lawfulness and legitimacy

is that lawfulness is property of being lawful, of obeying the law while legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.