Rational-Legal Authority
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Rational-legal authority is legitimized by written rules and laws, vested in an office rather than in whoever currently holds it.
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A constitution's authority transfers cleanly from one elected officeholder to the next, because the rules — not the person — carry the legitimacy.
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Few leaders embody one type purely; a leader can hold rational-legal office while also drawing on personal charisma.