| legitimacy definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | hereditary right of a monarch to rule | 18 sets |
| 2 | principle by which monarchies that had been unseated by the french revolution or napoleon were restored | 11 sets |
| 3 | the hereditary right of a monarch to rule | 9 sets |
| 4 | n. accordance with law. | 8 sets |
| 5 | lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law | 7 sets |
| 6 | undisputed credibility | 6 sets |
| 7 | political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution | 5 sets |
| 8 | political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution. | 5 sets |
| 9 | the belief among citizens that their government has the right to pass and enforce laws. | 5 sets |
| 10 | accordance with law. | 5 sets |
| 11 | the hereditary right of a monarch to rule. | 4 sets |
| 12 | restoring hereditary monarchies which had been unseated | 4 sets |
| 13 | accordance with law | 4 sets |
| 14 | the belief that a regime is a proper one and that the government has the right to exercise authority | 3 sets |
| 15 | authority | 3 sets |
| 16 | a characterization of elections by political scientists meaning that they are almost universally accepted as a fair and free method of selecting political leaders. | 3 sets |
| 17 | popular acceptance of the right and power of a government or other entity to exercise authority. | 3 sets |
| 18 | political authority conferred by law, public opinion, or constitution | 3 sets |
| 19 | hereditary right of a monarch to rule. | 3 sets |
| 20 | right to rule | 2 sets |
| 21 | how the government established its authority | 2 sets |
| 22 | principle that all former ruling families should be returned to their thrones | 2 sets |
| 23 | principle involving restoring former ruling families to their thrones | 2 sets |
| 24 | the proper authority of the judiciary in a political system based in part on the principle of majority rule | 2 sets |
| 25 | how does an official establish his authority | 2 sets |
| 26 | people accepting the authority of a government to rule them. | 2 sets |
| 27 | means to declare lawful | 2 sets |
| 28 | the heredity right of a monarch to rule | 2 sets |
| 29 | restoring hereditary monarchies that the french revolution or napoleon had unseated | 2 sets |
| 30 | a characterization of elections by political scientists meaning that they are almost universally accepted as a fair and free method of selecting political leaders | 2 sets |
| 31 | what was the principle that restored legitimate monarchs? | 2 sets |
| 32 | agreeing that as many as possible of the rulers whom napoleon had driven from their thrones should be restored to power | 2 sets |
| 33 | شرعية | 2 sets |
| 34 | the belief that a regime is a proper one and that the government has a right to exercise authority | 2 sets |
| 35 | principle involving restioring former ruling families to there thrones | 1 set |
| 36 | how a ruler gives his authority | 1 set |
| 37 | right to rule of royal families | 1 set |
| 38 | principal by which monarchies that had been unseated by the french revolution or napoleon were restored | 1 set |
| 39 | n lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law | 1 set |
| 40 | restoring heridity monarchies that the french revolution of napoleanhad unseated | 1 set |