legitimate
Example Sentences
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Bosses are invested with legitimate power, but no single person has all the answers.
But the commission, which oversees elections in the UK, said it did not think "capacity constraints are a legitimate reason for delaying long-planned elections".
From BBC
WCO denied the allegations, arguing its offers were legitimate and characterized the side agreements as typical breakup fees.
“In a completely improper effort to exert undue pressure on Presley to retract her legitimate, truthful claims, Kruse and her co-conspirators have also sued Presley’s son, cousin, and assistant,” the statement continued.
From Los Angeles Times
ADF says it had legitimate clients whose business plans were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
