die Übereinstimmung mit einem allg. anerkannten Verfassungsprinzip, Begründung für die Rechtmäßigkeit einer polit. Herrschaft.
Lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law.
The justification of a ruling group's right to exercise power.
Principles of legitimacy have included divine right, popular approval, and, in the case of communist parties, an insight into the true meaning of history.
Quality or condition of being legitimate; lawfulness