Editing Legitimation (section)

{{Short description|Process by which something becomes accepted within a society}}

'''Legitimation''', '''legitimization''' ([[US English|US]]), or '''legitimisation''' ([[UK English|UK]]) is the act of providing [[Legitimacy (political)|legitimacy]].  Legitimation in the [[social sciences]] refers to the process whereby an act, process, or [[ideology]] becomes legitimate by its attachment to [[Norm (sociology)|norms]] and [[values]] within a given [[society]]. It is the process of making something acceptable and normative to a group or [[audience]].

[[Legitimate power]] is the right to exercise control over others by virtue of the [[authority]] of one's superior organizational position or status.