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Meanings of more legitimate in English

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Usage of more legitimate in English
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Alexander's campaign manager had decided they would look more legitimate that way.
Act of treason
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Naturally, the old arguments were resumed as to who was more legitimate.
The Great Book of Amber
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She had been deprived of a more legitimate outlet for these emotions.
Cheerful—By Request
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A scratching of the surface reveals why that is far more legitimate than expectation.
The Guardian
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Intervention in the external relations of states is more legitimate, and perhaps more advantageous.
The Art of War
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But even this, more legitimate warfare might not be necessary.
The Guardian
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The more people take part in this contest, the more legitimate it will be.
The Guardian
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The apparently more legitimate successor, Mataafa, roused most of the population under his leadership.
The Path of Empire: A Chronicle of the United States as a World ...
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Nothing more legitimate could be imagined than a constitutional resistance to such a policy.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 10: 1566, part I
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Never did a question of astronomy excite a more intense, a more legitimate curiosity.
Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men / First Series
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The consortium might need to bring in international players to make the bid more legitimate.
Reuters
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This restaurant was more legitimate and less beggarly in appearance although not exempt from taxes.
Corpus of a Siam Mosquito
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Discover what this something is, and help him to get it by more legitimate means.
Study of Child Life
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When he got out of jail in 2007, he was looking for more legitimate opportunities.
Wired
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In 1665, the erratic energies of Buckhurst found a more legitimate vent in the Dutch war.
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 3
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Any democratic control makes secret services more legitimate.
Wired
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United States of America
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