The coup was an illegitimate seizure of power. From LearnThat.org.
An illegitimate seizure of power. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I do have to say I dislike the term illegitimate when talking about children. From Wordnik.com. [The Reemergence of Marriage in the US] Reference
They treated Shays Rebellion as in illegitimate revolt to be suppressed. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
I maintain that the state should provide homes and proper care for the children we call illegitimate!. From Wordnik.com. [Possessed] Reference
The question you should be asking liberals is "What functions of government do you define as illegitimate?". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-07-01] Reference
How many want to argue for a strict legal and cultural imposition of the word illegitimate on certain little children?. From Wordnik.com. [Sixteen mini-posts about gay marriage] Reference
When used in this connection, the word illegitimate has, in canon law, a well-defined meaning, which is: "born out of lawful wedlock". From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne] Reference
HOWEVER, nobody really sees the latter as "illegitimate" -- if anything, it's just seen as. From Wordnik.com. [Anarchist news dot org - Comments] Reference
Rick Davis ` s argument is, in short, illegitimate. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] Reference
Should the choice and its explanation be called illegitimate law making?. From Wordnik.com. [David Souter Harvard Speech: Former Supreme Court Justice Talks Judicial Philosophy (VIDEO, FULL TEXT)] Reference
Some readers will know that these are known as the illegitimate extremes. From Wordnik.com. [Cognitive Edge] Reference
It's a country that has threatened and called illegitimate many of its other neighbors. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2002] Reference
These are known as illegitimate offspring, and their place in our society is secondary. From Wordnik.com. [Isle of View]
This article calls the illegitimate coup regime "the interim government of Roberto Micheletti.". From Wordnik.com. [Obama: Critics of U.S. Honduras stance hypocritical] Reference
Clinton won the pop vote in 92, 43 to 37.4 and was called illegitimate whine whine by the opposition. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » President Bush goes hog wild.] Reference
And for most of his childhood, he was accused of being illegitimate, which is a terrible stigma in Arab society. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2002] Reference
All muck they can find is babies black enough to be called illegitimate or war stories brave enough to be called lies. From Wordnik.com. [One Reason For Lott To Resign: He Can Start Lobbying Faster] Reference
He seems to have disliked this word illegitimate, for he says, "All children are beautiful blessings -- sent by the gods.". From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8] Reference
The delegation met with the major candidates in Nov. 29 elections that many call illegitimate, and with Supreme Court justices. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Perceived as illegitimate, that is, even outside the periodic discovery of uncounted ballots that favor one candidate or another. From Wordnik.com. [Runoffs « Gerry Canavan] Reference
He said Afrika had sidelined the elected representatives and communicated directly with what Lehobye referred to as illegitimate leaders. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The last eight years can best be described as the illegitimate rule of deviant forces bent on enriching the few at the expense of the many. From Wordnik.com. [The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely] Reference
First, there are "illegitimate" government secrets. From Wordnik.com. [Geoffrey R. Stone: Alberto Gonzales vs.The First Amendment] Reference
France said Monday it considers Mugabe's government "illegitimate,". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
First, there are what we might call "illegitimate" government secrets. From Wordnik.com. [Geoffrey R. Stone: Freedom of the Press v. National Security] Reference
You talk about legitimacy, accusing Israel of being an "illegitimate" state. From Wordnik.com. [David Harris: To the Chorus of Chronic, Compulsive Critics of Israel] Reference
Children are identified by the husband's surname, and without it they are 'illegitimate'. From Wordnik.com. [Triumph's Part 3 - At Work] Reference
It wasn't that long ago that those babies would have been called "illegitimate" or even worse. From Wordnik.com. [Rev. Debra Haffner: Babies - No Adjectives Needed] Reference
Rather than seeing the aspirations of the majority of our people as "illegitimate", as "unrealistic", as a. From Wordnik.com. [THE CORE VALUES OF THE RDP] Reference
This is just one other element because these kind of illegitimate trade is fueling the continuation of the conflict. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 5, 2001] Reference
But we're unlikely to see African leaders use words such as illegitimate or anything very forthright and very strong. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2008] Reference
Clintons have parsed things far more finely than saying that an election can be "illegitimate" without being "counterfeit.". From Wordnik.com. [Wolfson: Even If Florida And Michigan Aren't Seated, An Obama Victory Would Be Legit] Reference
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