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Legitimacy in sentence

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The problem with this proposition is that the Chinese state enjoys more legitimacy and more authority amongst the Chinese than is true with any Western state.
We need to begin from the position that our knowledge, our power, our legitimacy is limited.
What is the legitimacy of diplomacy, of the the solution we devise as diplomats if they cannot be reflected and understood by also these broader forces of societies that we now very loosely call groups?
The rediscovery of the legitimacy of random selection in politics has become so common lately, that there's simply too many examples to talk about.
I have watched as questions of justice were subsumed by questions of money, calling into question the legitimacy of the entire American legal system.
Many countries in the [unclear], they need legitimacy.
To get legitimacy, governments often need to deliver things like primary education, primary health, roads, build hospitals and clinics.
And I think this is largely what's behind the crisis of legitimacy in our different governments right now.
Adaptability, meritocracy, and legitimacy are the three defining characteristics of China's one-party system.
Now, Westerners always assume that multi-party election with universal suffrage is the only source of political legitimacy.
Where is the source of legitimacy?"
Now, if this is not legitimacy, I'm not sure what is.
At this rate, I'm afraid it is democracy, not China's one-party system, that is in danger of losing legitimacy.
Corruption is widespread and undermines the system and its moral legitimacy.
But the legitimacy of the campaign is based on their diverse points of view.
And then, on top of that, the Chinese to this day believe that the United States and the West do not accept the legitimacy of their political system because it's so radically different from those of us who come from liberal democracies, and believe that the United States to this day is seeking to undermine their political system.
To give it legitimacy, copy editors call it "the singular 'their,'" as if calling it singular makes it no longer plural.
A vocal mass of people creates power by expressing collective intensity of interest and by asserting legitimacy.
During Lorenzetti's time, the political legitimacy of Italian city-states was often on very shaky ground.
Anthony Romero: I think we have to recognize the legitimacy of him as president versus the legitimacy of his policies.
This is not about projecting power, but about staying power, which is about legitimacy with the locals.
The second is, of course, that at this time in particular in America's history, we have a credibility problem, a legitimacy problem in international institutions.
So in this case, Futura acquired and made sure that they had legitimacy with the things they were using.
In fact, Futura had authority, had legitimacy and had power because of this choice.
And in this case, when you think about this story, you realize that typography on the moon represents legitimacy, represents authority, and this gave them, the astronauts, the power to get to the moon.
And finally, the purpose of any authoritarian deliberation efforts is usually to increase the legitimacy of the regimes, both at home and abroad.
Unfortunately, Columbia Picture's cynical ploy worked!! Instead of the public hating the toons (as they should have), many accepted them and the Oscar people (AMPAS) actually gave this film the award for Best Animated Short--giving legitimacy for an inferior product.
As I say, if "La Maman et La Putain" is intended to be nothing more nor other than a portrait of Alexandre, Veronika and Marie, three individuals whom any even halfway decent person would never admit into their company let alone their home, then I suppose there is a kind of legitimacy in praising the director for being "unflinching" (though why one should even feel like "flinching" once one had consciously opted to create such thoroughly repellent characters to filmically observe I can't imagine).
It paints a picture so unredeemable that I can't help but wonder about it's legitimacy and bias.
But then came "Seed," and the counter was reset to Zero, keeping his bid for legitimacy and respect that much further out of reach.
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