To haul off with these words is to leave one's moral legitimacy in question.
Otherwise, effectiveness may be achieved at the expense of popular legitimacy and, ultimately, provoke a backlash.
The Founders harbored serious doubts about the legitimacy of any public debt at all.
The last thing Mexico needs is for the legitimacy of its next president to be questionable.
Cultural legitimacy is something that Los Angeles, despite its global popular influence, has never enjoyed.
WSJ: Michael Govan, the Man Behind LACMA | WSJ. Magazine May 2013
The fusion of religion and politics was in effect religion providing legitimacy to tribal authority.
It is that, Sir Peter tells his officers, which gives the police the legitimacy they require.
Euro-dreamers say a fiscal-transfer union could be built on the legitimacy of the European Parliament.
In fact, for many Americans, the repugnance of that particular filibuster cost the device its legitimacy.
Mr. DAN MURPHY (The Christian Science Monitor): Most Iraqis do acknowledge the legitimacy of the referendum.
There is nothing like the 192-member United Nations to confer legitimacy on the use of force.
Such actions were counterproductive and of dubious legitimacy, a columnist in the Harvard Law Record argued.
For both groups, the past is a powerful source of motivation, grievance, and legitimacy.
The United States and Israel later refused to recognize the legitimacy of the Hamas win.
Since the plea was going out to people they already knew, it gave it some legitimacy.
FORBES: Hijacked by a Phisher? How the Grandparent Scam Works
But without Labour Mr Netanyahu could lose quite a bit of legitimacy, especially in foreign eyes.
ECONOMIST: Israel��s ruling coalition faces more dissent from within
When providing personal information, verify the legitimacy of the Japan relief recipient or other nonprofit agency.
FORBES: Cyber Crooks See Huge Opportunity In Japan's Tragedy
Moammar Qaddafi clearly lost the confidence of his own people and the legitimacy to lead.
He clearly has not and he has lost legitimacy by refusing to lead the transition.
The company works with 104 partners in 184 countries, which screen applicants for legitimacy and creditworthiness.
Our goal at Forbes is to spark and facilitate this dialogue with legitimacy and transparency.
FORBES: At Forbes, "Opening Up"... and a glimpse of things to come
The al-Saud believe if they oppose them, it will undermine their own legitimacy as rulers.
Today, it is undeniable that the Security Council, most critically and urgently, needs legitimacy and effectiveness.
It is positional power that creates the legitimacy for behaviours and provides the cover for action.
FORBES: The Role of Corporations in Futureproofing Leadership
The response from supermarket-critics is to try to detach commercial success from popular legitimacy.
You talk about the question of legitimacy, but I want to suggest a different term: narrative.
BBC: NEWS | Middle East | Mid-East pen friends part 3: Politics
Despite the legitimacy conferred by success at the ballot box, Egypt's Brothers are on the defensive.
Mr Straw favours first-past-the-post, although he accepts the case for a referendum to give it legitimacy.
It is likely that Norway's sponsorship will lend legitimacy to the talks.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The consequences of Colombia's negotiations with FARC
Mr Strauss-Kahn's twin search for legitimacy and relevance will soon be put to the test.
应用推荐