good faith

American  

noun

1. accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded byin ).

   If you act in good faith, he'll have no reason to question your motives.

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good faith Idioms  

1. see under in bad faith.

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Etymology

Origin of good faith

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

“There is no reason there should need to be a strike because these companies should come to the table in good faith, as we are.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sources close to the negotiations told Axios that a “good faith” agreement, under which both countries would continue to follow the expired treaty’s rules, is being discussed.

From Salon

“They negotiated in good faith. You did not. They told you under oath what they know, but you don’t care,” a spokesman for the Clintons said in a statement.

From Salon

"They negotiated in good faith," Ureña wrote in a tweet directed at the House Oversight Committee.

From BBC

"I will say that we need good faith on both sides," he said Sunday.

From Barron's