Question

Attempt Legitimacy and explain.

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

In political science, legitimacy is the right and acceptance of an authority, usually a governing law or a régime. Whereas "authority" denotes a specific position in an established government, the term "legitimacy" denotes a system of government—wherein "government" denotes "sphere of influence".