influential elite. In Chinese political philosophy, since the historical period of the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC), the political legitimacy of a ruler and government...

make lawful", may refer to: Legitimacy (criminal law) Legitimacy (family law) Legitimacy (political) Bastard (law of England and Wales) Illegitimate (film)...

While the term exists beyond the political realm, as it encompasses sociology, philosophy, and psychology, legitimacy is often referred to with respect...

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change to be brought to the existing political system toward a preferred multi-party democracy and to gain political autonomy for the Nepali Ethnic minority...

religious authority. It further conveys a religious basis for the monarchy's legitimacy, predicated in part on the sharifian status of the dynasty and confirming...

who are the source of all political legitimacy. Popular sovereignty, being a principle, does not imply any particular political implementation. Benjamin...

Political philosophy, or political theory, is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public...

authorized political party was the government-sponsored Concordia Association, although various émigré groups were permitted their own political associations...

state. Political authority grants members of a government the right to rule over citizens using coercion if necessary (i.e., political legitimacy), while...

intelligence. Political egalitarianism, and its close cousin political equality, are key founding principles and sources of legitimacy for many democracies...

Retrieved 2 July 2012. Staten, Cliff (2008). "From Terrorism to Legitimacy: Political Opportunity Structures and the Case of Hezbollah" (PDF). The Online...

legitimization (US), or legitimisation (UK) is the act of providing legitimacy. Legitimation in the social sciences refers to the process whereby an...

accordingly, known as limited government. Political anarchism is a philosophy which rejects the legitimacy of political authority and adherence to any form...

happened despite objections by political activists. The current constitution does not clearly deal with the status of political parties. The first election...

1948, a number of countries and individuals have challenged its political legitimacy, its occupation of Arab territories, or both. Over the course of...

Legitimacy, in traditional Western common law, is the status of a child born to parents who are legally married to each other, and of a child conceived...

representative of the democracy, ruled supreme. He himself drew power and legitimacy from his role as representative of the great Napoleon I of France, "who...

An Introduction to the Modern Middle East: History, Religion, Political Economy, Politics. Westview Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-8133-4922-0. Iran: Foreign...

constitutional monarchy and multi-party state, although the CPP dominates the political system. Cambodia is a member of the United Nations, ASEAN, the RCEP, the...

Baghdad lacked legitimacy and never developed deeply rooted constituencies. Thus, despite a constitution and an elected assembly, Iraqi politics was more a...

in operation, it's beginning to look its age, with questions of legitimacy, political interference, and power all combining to undermine the court. Liptak...

Mohammed el-Senussi as an attractive political option in Libya. The Movement for the Return of Constitutional Legitimacy and its affiliated groups in Libya...

The legitimacy under international law of the 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has been questioned. The UN Charter is the foundational...

diet and court), giving many monarchies oligarchic elements. The political legitimacy of the inherited, elected or proclaimed monarchy has most often been...

In political philosophy, the phrase consent of the governed refers to the idea that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified...

is a perceived legitimacy to rule through popular support. Mandates are conveyed through elections, in which voters choose political parties and candidates...

the count and the bishop. This gave the principality its territory and political form, and marked the formal commencement of Andorra's unique monarchical...

allies (including Bavaria) to promote the isolation of Prussia in German political affairs. This diplomatic insult almost led to war when Austria, Bavaria...

early death of his wife (1836), the frequency of political unrest, the extent and range of political expectations on the side of various groups that made...