Direction
Simple Definition of direction
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: the course or path on which something is moving or pointing
·
directions : a statement that tells a person
what to do and how to do it : an order or instruction
·
: instructions that tell you how to go
to a place
Examples of direction
1.
The
army attacked from three different directions.
2.
Twenty-three
employees work under her
direction.
3.
Several
nurses working under the
direction of this doctor
have made complaints.
Definition of direction
1.
1: the path along which something
moves, lies, or points <I'm
coming from the opposite direction.>
2.
2: an order or instruction to be
followed <Read the directions first.>
3.
3: instructions on how to get
somewhere
Definition of legitimacy
Popularity: Bottom 50% of words
Examples of legitimacy
1.
<the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not
recognized by most other nations>
legitimacy
legitimacy means :
The noun legitimacy means authenticity. If you found an
old copy of the Gettysburg Address in your grandmother's attic, you'd have to
question its legitimacy when you realized it was written on
the back of a car advertisement.
Legitimacy comes from the Latin verb legitimare,
which means lawful.Legitimacy, then, refers to something that is legal
because it meets the specific requirements of the law. The legitimacy of
various countries' presidential elections is often discussed, with monitors
keeping track of the voting procedures to make sure they follow all the
necessary rules
Introduction / Definition:
Legitimacy is
commonly defined in political science and sociology as the belief that a rule,
institution, or leader has the right to govern. It is a judgment by an
individual about the rightfulness of a hierarchy between rule or ruler and its
subject and about the subordinate’s obligations toward the rule or ruler. When
shared by many individuals, legitimacy produces distinctive collective effects
in society, including making collective social order more efficient, more
consensual, and perhaps more just. Tom Tyler says that if authorities “are not
viewed as legitimate, social regulation is more difficult and costly” (Tyler
2001, 416). This accounts for the interest rulers show in legitimating their
rule.
Conclusion:
Legitimacy is a belief, held by individuals, about the
rightfulness of a rule or ruler. It has collective effects when it is widely
shared in a society. In domestic political life, these effects may include a
stable social order that appears consensual. This is what we mean when we speak
of a ‘legitimate regime’ and ‘legitimate authority,’ and it is what we strive
for in post-conflict societies. In international political life, the effects of
collectively held legitimated rules include social order but also perhaps the
end of international anarchy. Since the concept of ‘anarchy’ among states
depends on the absence of legitimate rule, the degree to which international
structures of authority are believed to be legitimate is also the degree to
which the international system cannot be considered anarchic.
