credibility gap
a lack of popular confidence in the truth of the claims or public statements made by the federal government, large corporations, politicians, etc.: a credibility gap between the public and the power company.
a perceived discrepancy between statements and actual performance or behavior.
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How to use credibility gap in a sentence
But the clock is ticking, and every day the credibility gap grows.
Where’s the Retaliation for American Deaths in Benghazi and Algeria? | John Avlon | January 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCall it the Obama discount or just a credibility gap, but words are cheap where this POTUS is concerned.
Obama Needs a Second-Term Agenda in His Democratic Convention Speech | John Avlon | September 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST“They have a huge credibility gap with their own people as to the election process,” Clinton told reporters in Washington.
5 Things You Missed While Obsessing Over Michael Jackson | Benjamin Sarlin | June 29, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for credibility gap
a disparity between claims or statements made and the evident facts of the situation or circumstances to which they relate
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Other Idioms and Phrases with credibility gap
Distrust of a public statement or position, as in The current credibility gap at City Hall is the result of miscommunication between the mayor's office and the press. This term originated about 1960 in connection with the American public's disinclination to believe government statements about the Vietnam War. It soon was extended to individuals and corporations as well as government agencies to express a lack of confidence in the truth of their statements, or perception of a discrepancy between words and actions.
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