good faith

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of good faith¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Idioms and Phrases

see under in bad faith.

Example Sentences

Democrats have pushed back, saying Republicans aren’t negotiating in good faith.

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Courts and Congress mostly looked the other way—so long as the executive branch was seen as acting in good faith, or for technical or fiscal reasons.

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"It's legitimate for the government to say we will take a tighter view, as a proper, reasoned, good faith attempt to rein in what we think Article 8 covers and what it doesn't."

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“The administration is not engaged in good faith statutory interpretation — they’re engaged in linguistic manipulation of these statutes.”

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“We entered into this purchase in good faith, as we always have, committed to running an honest business,” the company said.

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