Collocations withlegitimacy
These are words often used in combination withlegitimacy.
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degree of legitimacy
The resulting party system enables the new democratic framework to accommodate and integrate the country's most relevant political actors, and thus to gain a significant degree of legitimacy.
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moral legitimacy
Whatever the moral legitimacy of such rankings, they should not be used as a ploy for slipping in blame and just deserts.
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perceived legitimacy
The perceived legitimacy of this representation, ironically, depended on the official recognition of the colonial state.
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political legitimacy
The racially exclusive nature of the business community, historically at least, continues to affect its broader political legitimacy and policy profile.
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source of legitimacy
With the regime's popularity and legitimacy discredited by these events, it sought ways to find a new source of legitimacy.
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