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01. Some scams appear quite [legitimate] at first.
02. You must have a [legitimate] excuse for missing an exam.
03. A government cannot be considered truly [legitimate] unless it is democratically elected.
04. You must have a [legitimate] excuse for being absent from class or you will lose marks.
05. The United Nations has questioned the [legitimacy] of the government, due to widespread reports of election fraud.
06. The United States was very effective in its use of the United Nations to [legitimize] the war in Kuwait.
07. Poverty and oppression, however rationalized, are endured not because people agree on their [legitimacy], but because they are enforced by those who benefit from them.
08. Your concerns regarding this business deal are quite [legitimate], given past problems with that company.
09. My grandfather never liked to talk about his childhood because he was [illegitimate], and was quite ashamed about it.
10. The leader of the military coup is hoping for recognition as the official head of state by neighboring countries in order to [legitimize] his position.
11. Because the political elite is the only elite that requires a popular mandate, its decisions have greater [legitimacy] than those of the other elites.
12. Max Weber defined the state as an association that successfully claims a monopoly on the [legitimate] use of force within a given territory.
13. Martin Luther King, Jr. once remarked that the sweltering summer of the Negro's [legitimate] discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.
14. In my opinion, bicycle lanes on our roads [legitimize] the bicycle as a means of transportation in our cities.
15. In 1819, not one of the seven sons and five daughters of King George III had a single [legitimate] child who could inherit the Empire's throne.
16. King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, had an [illegitimate] daughter, Elizabeth, who eventually ruled England for 45 years.
17. We ask parents to phone the school or send a note to the office to excuse [legitimate] absences.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • legitimate — le·git·i·mate 1 /lə ji tə mət/ adj [Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to give legal status to, from Latin legitimus legally sanctioned, from leg , lex law] 1: conceived or born of parents lawfully married to each other or… …   Law dictionary

  • Legitimate — Le*git i*mate ( m[asl]t), a. [LL. legitimatus, p. p. of legitimare to legitimate, fr. L. legitimus legitimate. See {Legal}.] 1. Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Legitimate — Le*git i*mate ( m[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Legitimated} ( m[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Legitimating} ( m[=a] t[i^]ng).] To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • legitimate — [lə jit′əmət; ] for v. [, lə jit′əmāt΄] adj. [ML legitimatus, pp. of legitimare, to make lawful < L legitimus, lawful < lex: see LEGAL] 1. conceived or born of parents legally married to each other 2. a) sanctioned by law or custom; lawful… …   English World dictionary

  • legitimate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) conforming to the law or to rules. 2) able to be defended with logic or justification: a legitimate excuse. 3) (of a child) born of parents lawfully married to each other. 4) (of a sovereign) having a title based on strict… …   English terms dictionary

  • legitimate — legal, *lawful, licit Analogous words: justified or justifiable, warranted or warrantable (see corresponding verbs at JUSTIFY): *valid, sound, cogent: recognized, acknowledged (see ACKNOWLEDGE): customary, *usual: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • legitimate — [adj] authentic, valid, legal accepted, accredited, acknowledged, admissible, appropriate, authorized, canonical, certain, cogent, consistent, correct, customary, fair, genuine, innocent, just, justifiable, lawful, licit, logical, natural, normal …   New thesaurus

  • legitimate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English legitimat, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to legitimate, from Latin legitimus legitimate, from leg , lex law Date: 15th century 1. a. lawfully begotten; specifically born in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • legitimate — legal, lawful, legitimate, licit 1. All four words share the basic meaning ‘conforming to the law’. Something is legal when it is authorized by the law of the land, legitimate when it conforms to custom or common justice, and lawful (a more old… …   Modern English usage

  • legitimate — legitimately, adv. legitimateness, n. legitimation, n. adj., n. /li jit euh mit/; v. /li jit euh mayt /, adj., v., legitimated, legitimating, n. adj. 1. according to law; lawful: the property s legitimate owner …   Universalium

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