Sentence examples for deem illegitimate from inspiring English sources

In Miami, some exiles have rejected Mr. Paya for working within a system they deem illegitimate.

The scale and nature of the killings drove a deeper wedge between Mr. Morsi's Islamist backers and their opponents, and diminished the chances that his allies in the Muslim Brotherhood might soon be coaxed back into a political process that they deem illegitimate after the military overthrew the elected president.

That means they often refuse to carry proper ID, or pay taxes, which they deem illegitimate – if not unholy.

Relations have soured this year between the US and Hamid Karzai's government, which many Afghans deem illegitimate after his disputed reelection last fall, but whose support and leadership is indispensable to the NATO mission's success.

Once an elected government is deemed illegitimate, in whatever sense, normal democratic politics, with its give and take, is difficult to sustain.

This weekend, the people of Crimea will vote in a hastily arranged referendum that both the government in Kiev and the international community have deemed illegitimate.

Lawyers for the Senate Democrats were in court arguing that the move by Republicans to regain control of the chamber should be stopped and deemed illegitimate.

Historically, it was important for women to have husbands who acknowledged paternity for their children, as children born to unmarried parents were deemed "illegitimate" and had fewer rights than children born to married parents.

Foreign aid, which once accounted for 40% of the budget, has been suspended and foreign direct investment has stalled, as investors remain wary of dealing with a government widely deemed illegitimate.

Critics say that grouping not only terrorists but also forces of the nations supporting them as unlawful combatants would invite other countries to so describe any American troops who were engaged in a campaign that a hostile nation deemed illegitimate.

However, it is not just research in abortion that is deemed "illegitimate;" research in infertility and in vitro fertilization is as well.