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Legitimate Acceptable Politicians Government Adj Lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət Adjective Fair

Term legitimate (adj.)
Synonym [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] adjective

1. for which there is a fair and acceptable reason

2. allowed and acceptable according to the law

3. (of a child) born when its parents are legally married to each other
Meaning
(1)
• a legitimate grievance

• It seemed a perfectly legitimate question.

• Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.


(2)
• the legitimate government of the country

• Is his business strictly legitimate?


(3)
• Parents' concerns about the disease are quite legitimate.

• People have a legitimate expectation that their politicians should be honest.

• The court ruled that celebrities' children were not a legitimate target for press intrusion.

• The legitimate government was reinstated after the uprising.

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