legitimation
noun [ U ] formal uk/lɪˌdʒɪt.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/ us/ləˌdʒɪt̬.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (also legitimatization, /lɪˌdʒɪt.ə.maɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ləˌdʒɪt̬.ə.məˈzeɪ.ʃən/)
合理化;接受，认可
the act or result of making something legitimate (= considered reasonable and acceptable)
Globalisation requires democratic legitimation. 全球化需要取得民众的支持。
No longer would the nation be restricted by multilateral organizations; instead, it would act first and seek international legitimation later. 该国将不再受到多边组织的限制;相反，它将先采取行动，然后再在国际上寻求认可。
They claim the coup earned "historical legitimization" because of the backing of the people. 他们声称，由于人民的支持，政变取得了“历史合理性”。
Authority acquires legitimization only if others recognize it. 权力只有在受到承认的情况下才能被认可。
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- The recession and high levels of unemployment are frequently resorted to in legitimation of these kinds of racist attitudes.
- A new, unsettling reality emerged: the acceptance and legitimation of the practice of suicide bombing.
- They badly needed more evident public justification and legitimation of their policies.
- They don't want any legitimization of a regime that they see as being behind an assassination.
- New borders were fixed by treaty, but that was thought insufficient for their internal legitimization.
- They hope to get legitimization by talking to us.