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Jul 2, 2004 · 1. Legitimate Authority, de facto Authority and Political Power. 1.1 Legitimate Political Authority: Some Conceptual Distinctions. 1.2 Political Authority and Different Kinds of Duties of Obedience. 1.3 Political Authority without Duties of Obedience. 1.4 The Diversity of Holders of Political Authority. 2.
6 days ago · (ɔːθɒrɪti , US -θɔːr- ) plural noun. The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed. [...] See full entry for 'authority' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Definition of 'legitimate' legitimate. (lɪdʒɪtɪmət ) (lɪdʒɪtɪmət ) (lɪdʒɪtɪmeɪt )
Define power, authority, and legitimacy. Explain the relationships among power, authority, and legitimacy. Discuss political history and contemporary political and legal developments surrounding governing regimes.
Legitimate authority (sometimes just called authority), Weber said, is power whose use is considered just and appropriate by those over whom the power is exercised. In short, if a society approves of the exercise of power in a particular way, then that power is also legitimate authority.
A legitimate authority is one which is entitled to have its decisions and rules accepted and followed by others. In the case of law, people feel a personal responsibility to comply voluntarily with those laws that are created and enforced by legitimate legal authorities.
An authority viewed as legitimate often has the right and justification to exercise power. Political legitimacy is considered a basic condition for governing, without which a government will suffer legislative deadlock (s) and collapse.
