The phrase "a legitimate representative of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who has the authority or right to act on behalf of a person, organization, or group.
Example: "She is a legitimate representative of the organization at the conference, ensuring that our interests are well-represented."
Alternatives: "an authorized representative of" or "a valid representative of".
No dictator is a legitimate representative of his people.
"We consider them a legitimate representative of the aspirations of the Syrian people," he added.
We consider them a legitimate representative of the aspirations of the Syrian people.
The participants referred to the Syrian National Council as "a legitimate representative" of the Syrian people, though not necessarily the only one.
The SNC was formed in November last year and is recognised by more than 100 countries as a legitimate representative of the Syrian opposition.
"They are a legitimate representative of the Syrian people's aspirations," Robert Ford, the American ambassador to Syria, said Thursday at a conference on the Syrian humanitarian crisis.
The so-called inclusive government is supposed to lead eventually to new, credible elections and the installation of a legitimate representative government.
This kind of chaotic violence is further indication of the dangerous political vacuum now existing in Egypt; it can only be filled by the election of a legitimate representative government.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama granted U.S. recognition on Tuesday to a Syrian opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people, a move aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to leave power.
Stealing a march on the US and Britain, President François Hollande said this week that France would recognise such a government as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people.
President Barack Obama formally recognized a newly formed Syrian opposition group as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people Tuesday, a move the administration hopes will speed the downfall of President Bashar Assad and the formation of an alternative government.
