To say a ruler is legitimate is to say that he has a recognised right to rule.
When Watson is separated from land, he tends to behave like Captain Nemo, which is to say that he does what he thinks is right, even if it involves a violation of custom or the destruction of property.
Perhaps the reason the Mayor feels he has a right to say something about how you live is because he and other taxpayers are footing your healthcare bill, and in some regards, that does seem right.
"He's right to say there is an awful lot of bureaucracy and red tape and quangocracy... that part of what he says is absolutely right, " Mr Cameron said.
"Councils have to be as vigilant about the far-right as they are against terrorism, " he is expected to say.
"Daniels will hope that those investors don't start to have serious doubts about whether he is the right man to attempt to rebuild a bank that many would say has been seriously weakened by the acquisition of HBOS, " our correspondent says.
Mr Netanyahu will no longer be able to say he is hobbled by his right-religious coalition partners.
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They believe he is the right man to clean up the bank's culture, even if some would say he was partly to blame for the historic shortcomings in the bank's culture.
They get paid to make comments for the sake of making comments and unless he's here every day the only person that has the right to say that is me.
Given where Nokia is at right now, everyone wants to hear what Elop has to say, and how he says it, more than how much money Nokia made in the last quarter.
"You have to look at the centre pairing and say the balance is just not right, " he said.
"I have to stand back, I have to put the Northern Ireland interest first, I have to stand back and say what is the right thing for Belfast and Greater Belfast, " he added.
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