Root Word: "leg / lect"

electorate

a group of qualified voters

privilege

a special advantage, permission, right, or benefit

allegory

a symbolic representation; a story, picture, or play employing representation

"leg / lect"

law; choose, gather, select, read

legitimate

lawful; authentic; genuine

legible

possible to decipher; capable of being read

legislation

the making or giving of laws; an enacted law

election

the process of voting to choose a winner

delegate

to authorize or send as one's chosen representative; to entrust to another

legalize

to make lawful; to authorize

allege

to state; to report or maintain an opinion without or before proof