“…Despite its established importance, social scientists have yet to reach consensus on how to define the "abstract and unobservable psychological construct" of legitimacy (Jackson & Bradford 2019, p. 22-23). Throughout the extant literature, terms such as rightful or proper (Zelditch, 2006), consent (Beetham, 2013;Coicaud, 2002), obligation to obey (Tyler, 2003(Tyler, , 2006b, moral alignment or shared values (Beetham, 2013;Jackson et al, 2012), lawfulness, fairness, and effectiveness (Bottoms & Tankebe, 2012;Tankebe, 2013) have all been used to characterize legitimate authority. Still, while there is considerable variation in conceptualization and operationalization, the majority of studies have focused on the sources and outcomes of a specific type of legitimate power that Max Weber (1947) called "legal-rational authority," or legitimation based on the legality and fair use of power.…”