legitimate argument

collocation in English

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legitimate
adjective
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/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.mət/us
/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mət/
allowed ...
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argument
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/us
/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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(Definition oflegitimateandargumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegitimate argument

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Therefore, hiring fewer qualified personnel in longterm care on the grounds of low technical requirements should no longer stand as alegitimateargument.
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I believe that new techniques for analysing fertilisers provide an important andlegitimateargumentfor saying that these large tolerances are no longer necessary.
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That is a perfectlylegitimateargument, but it is not conclusive.
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That is a perfectlylegitimateargumentand one that we should consider and in my view rebut.
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We can have a perfectlylegitimateargumentabout this, but no one is attempting to deceive anyone else.
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However, there is alegitimateargumentabout the amount of income which should be freed from a surcharge.
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I do not happen to agree with this, but it is a perfectlylegitimateargument.
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The fact that it has not been used to date is not alegitimateargumentagainst the legislation.
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I believe that that was a perfectlylegitimateargument—indeed, the correct argument—in support of secondary legislation.
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There is an entirelylegitimateargumentabout the wisdom of the conflict.
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There may be alegitimateargumentabout what action the company should take in those circumstances.
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Certainly there is argument—legitimateargument—about what the appropriate guidelines should be for medical practitioners.
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There is alegitimateargumentabout all this, but the starting point must be honesty.
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That seems to be a perfectlylegitimateargument.
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They can, but it is not alegitimateargument.
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There is onelegitimateargumentagainst democracy—only one.
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That is a perfectlylegitimateargument, but it ought to be pointed out that any general increase in personal allowances is an extremely costly affair.
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There is alegitimateargumenttherefore over how much is to be spent.
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I accept that there is always room forlegitimateargument.
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This is alegitimateargument; but it needs to be given its proper proportion.
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