| question legitimacy | 3.16 | Officials question legitimacy of election. | ||
| give legitimacy | 2.63 | It gives them legitimacy. | ||
| recognize legitimacy | 2.37 | North Korea has never recognized the legitimacy of the line. | ||
| have legitimacy | 2.11 | He has legitimacy. | ||
| lose legitimacy | 1.51 | Government is losing its legitimacy. | ||
| undermine legitimacy | 1.51 | He refused to undermine the legitimacy of the election. | ||
| seek legitimacy | 1.25 | Almost every new concept in the market seeks legitimacy by associating with the customer. | ||
| confer legitimacy | 1.18 | An inauguration is a civic ritual that transfers power and confers legitimacy. | ||
| gain legitimacy | 1.18 | They also hope to gain legitimacy so that they can soon go public. | ||
| lend legitimacy | 1.18 | Blachly hopes the new series will lend legitimacy to cabaret as an art form. | ||
| challenge legitimacy | 1.12 | Then, there would be no one to challenge its legitimacy. | ||
| restore legitimacy | 1.12 | The installation of a new elected government should restore international legitimacy. | ||
| lack legitimacy | 0.72 | Her rivals who boycotted the vote claim the government lacks legitimacy. | ||
| deny legitimacy | 0.66 | Neither needs to deny the legitimacy of the other in order to serve God. | ||
| reject legitimacy | 0.66 | Toledo urged the delegation to reject the legitimacy of the presidential elections. | ||
| defend legitimacy | 0.59 | But he defended the legitimacy of the test-preparation business. | ||
| dispute legitimacy | 0.53 | Iraq disputes the legitimacy of the zones and regularly challenges the allied planes. | ||
| establish legitimacy | 0.53 | Gargotena contended that the government had no need to establish its legitimacy. | ||
| regain legitimacy | 0.53 | Hun Sen has tried to regain international legitimacy by calling elections for next year. | ||
| determine legitimacy | 0.39 | Police are also trying determine the legitimacy of a kidnapping allegation. |