Definition of harm. 1 : physical or mental damage : injury the amount of harm sustained by the boat during the storm.
Introduction / Definition: Legitimacy is commonly defined in political science and sociology as the belief that a rule, institution, or leader has the right to govern.
democracy-the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives. ideology, political orientation, political theory-an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation.. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government by the people or their elected representatives. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a political or social unit governed ultimately by all its members. 3. (Sociology) the practice or spirit of social equality.