Synonym: admissible, authorized, just, lawful, legal, rightful, sound, valid. Antonym: illegitimate. Similar words: ultimate, intimate, estimate, estimated, ultimately, legit, climate, approximately. Meaning: [lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət] v. 1. make legal 2. show or affirm to be just and legitimate 3. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone). adj. 1. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful 2. based on known statements or events or conditions 3. in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles 4. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law.
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61. The most controversial elements of the new law were its provisions defining recognizable and legitimate political parties and groups for electoral purposes.
62. I entirely reject it because I want to be able to help my constituents to achieve their natural and legitimate aspirations.
63. Rude power is out of mesh with the prevailing patterns of legitimate constitutional authority.
64. Society is ambivalent about recognising that elderly people have a legitimate wish to continue to express their sexuality in physical ways.
65. This may be perfectly legitimate but not all problems can be referred away. 2 Refer the parents for marriage guidance counselling.
66. To do otherwise was to risk driving underground legitimate political expression, which would create worse problems in the long run.
67. Some scaling down was done, but this was legitimate based on Lucy's talus, said White.
68. The Act of 1988 was not disproportionate to the legitimate end to be achieved. 107.
69. Though his banner read burlesque, he occasionally dabbled in slightly more legitimate vaudeville fare.
70. The trouble is that, though the harm so far may be slight, the legitimate anxiety is not.
71. Informal labour relations tend to be more exploitative than those within the legitimate economy.
72. The post-war period in Britain has been characterized by the development of geriatric medicine as a legitimate medical specialism.
73. This legitimate expectation was recognized only in public law and not in private law.
74. Of course(Sentence dictionary), there's room for legitimate argument and disagreement on these matters.
75. They insisted that the money was to cover legitimate expenses, and not a bribe.
76. It is important for administrators to protect against denial-of-service threats without denying access to legitimate users.
77. I think these few details from the days we knew one another should be sufficient to legitimate my request.
78. Power is legitimate authority in that it is generally accepted as just and proper by members of society as a whole.
79. But there are legitimate houses of worship here that welcome any serious couple who want to exchange vows before family and friends.
80. Thus the power of the Church was used to legitimate the system of social inequality.
81. Of course, a decision not to have children is a legitimate choice, and whoever makes it owes no explanation.
82. Improvisation is at odds with the legitimate caution in managerial concerns over decision making, strategy organization design, and compliance.
83. The language of rights, legitimate expectations or privileges should not be elevated to any higher status.
84. No, she may give me her money and my legitimate heir, and that is all.
85. Intuitive judgment must be recognised as a legitimate element in evaluating this work in schools.
86. Certain types of knives that have no legitimate use - such as flick, gravity and butterfly knives - are banned.
87. This is the scepticism that rules scepticism itself out of court and clears the way for legitimate faith.
88. She is usually noble-born, and crucially, she alone is allowed to bear legitimate heirs.
89. The legitimate pursuit of competing interests can balance and preserve social and organisational arrangements.
90. Here, most of all in the project appraisal, does quantification mystify and legitimate in the name of objective economic analysis.
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