No government body can exist, which would not derive its legitimacy from the people, directly or indirectly.

Both ideologies, he maintains, derived legitimacy and passion from the cult of science.

At the same time, isn't it also true that any popular government derives its legitimacy from the active involvement of its citizens?

Yet such efforts rarely stop the spread of underground churches and sects, which derive legitimacy from government pressure.

Sadegh Larijani stated that the government does not derive its legitimacy from the votes of the nation.

The courts derive their legitimacy from their perceived neutrality.

Beja ruling families later derived their legitimacy from their claims of Arab ancestry.

The government and President Mubarak derive their legitimacy from the overwhelming support of the Egyptian people.

Islamic Socialist leaders believe in Democracy and deriving legitimacy from public mandate as opposed to religious texts.

However, any government derives its legitimacy from providing for the wellbeing of its citizens, and democracy is always more than 'one man, one vote'.