<P> Max Weber , in his sociological and philosophical work , identified and distinguished three types of legitimate domination ( Herrschaft in German , which generally means ' domination ' or ' rule ' ) , that have sometimes been rendered in English translation as types of authority , because domination is n't seen as a political concept in the first place . Weber defined domination ( authority ) as the chance of commands being obeyed by a specifiable group of people . Legitimate authority is that which is recognized as legitimate and justified by both the ruler and the ruled . </P>
<P> Max Weber , in his sociological and philosophical work , identified and distinguished three types of legitimate domination ( Herrschaft in German , which generally means ' domination ' or ' rule ' ) , that have sometimes been rendered in English translation as types of authority , because domination is n't seen as a political concept in the first place . Weber defined domination ( authority ) as the chance of commands being obeyed by a specifiable group of people . Legitimate authority is that which is recognized as legitimate and justified by both the ruler and the ruled . </P>
who said legitimate power is often called authority
who said legitimate power is often called authority
Max Weber
Max Weber