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Legitimacy, popular acceptance of a government, political regime, or system of governance. The word legitimacy can be interpreted in either a normative way or a “positive” (see positivism) way. The first meaning refers to political philosophy and deals with questions such as: What are the right.
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DEFINITION OF LEGITIMACY: THE RIGHT TO GOVERN. The problem of legitimacy, which is central in politics, is not the exclusive property of any one discipline. Philosophy and political science, law, sociology, and political anthropology have all made of it a privileged object of research.
Jun 30, 2023 · Wu (2022) define government policy as the process or series of actions taken by the government to solve a particular societal issue that was originally...
Apr 29, 2010 · Political legitimacy is a virtue of political institutions and of the decisions—about laws, policies, and candidates for political office—made within them. This entry will survey the main answers that have been given to the following questions.
Jan 30, 2024 · This paper highlights scholarly neglect of political legitimacy, the idea of a state's use of power in ways acceptable to its citizens. We argue that political legitimacy affects a state's ability to formulate and implement its policies, thus affecting governance.
the act or result of making something legitimate (= considered reasonable and acceptable): Globalisation requires democratic legitimation. No longer would the nation be restricted by multilateral organizations; instead, it would act first and seek international legitimation later.
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To legitimize something, especially something bad, means to officially allow it, approve it, or make it seem acceptable. [formal] They will accept no agreement that legitimizes the ethnic division of the country. [VERB noun] Images which glorify violence and cruelty, serve to legitimise such behaviour. [VERB noun]
