legitimate objective

collocation in English

meaningsoflegitimateandobjective

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legitimate
adjective
uk
/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.mət/us
/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mət/
allowed ...
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objective
noun[C]
uk
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/us
/əbˈdʒek.tɪv/
something that you plan to do ...
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(Definition oflegitimateandobjectivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What is seen as alegitimateobjectivein the public debate might not be seen as legitimate among voters, and vice versa.
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I do not blame them for that; it is alegitimateobjective.
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There is, however, a perfectlylegitimateobjectivein them.
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That is alegitimateobjectivein every other walk of life.
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Detention will only be justified, however, if it is considered necessary to achieving alegitimateobjective.
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I think that that was alegitimateobjective.
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We come back to the point that there is here alegitimateobjective.
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It is a perfectlylegitimateobjectiveto have a cheaper one if we can.
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Another quitelegitimateobjectivewhich might guide us forward is a belief in pure democracy as such.
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We will then have crossed the threshold from a perfectlylegitimateobjectiveto affirmative action.
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So regime change is, in addition to disarmament, a perfectlylegitimateobjectiveof our policy to secure progress in the middle east.
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I am arguing, however, that furtherlegitimateobjectivecriteria could be established to justify backdating.
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If it is possible, that should be recognised as alegitimateobjective.
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That is alegitimateobjective, with which nobody can quarrel.
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That would meet thelegitimateobjectivewithout creating potential prejudice, which we are anxious to avoid.
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That strikes me as an entirelylegitimateobjective.
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That is alegitimateobjective, and we must see what institutions we have to deal with the problems.
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That may be a perfectlylegitimateobjective.
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Inevitably, companies with large interests in the developing world would see an advantage in possessing a stake in the organisation, with the perfectlylegitimateobjectiveof seeking business for themselves.
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This is a perfectlylegitimateobjective.
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