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Legitimacy
, from the
Latin
word
legitimare
(to make lawful), may refer to:
Legitimacy (law)
Legitimacy of standards
Legitimacy (political science)
Legitimate expectation
Legitimate peripheral participation
Legitimate theater
Legitimation
Legit
may refer to:
Legit (professional wrestling)
Legit (TV series)
Legit Ballin'
- record label
B-Legit
- American rapper
Too Legit to Quit
- MC Hammer album
Too Legit for the Pit: Hardcore Takes the Rap
- album of
cover versions
of hiphop songs
See also
Constitutional legitimacy
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