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

“We are negotiating in good faith with our unionized team members in the hopes of concluding fair collective bargaining agreements.”

From Los Angeles Times

"There has been more than sufficient time to act, and any organisation that has failed to do so by now has demonstrated a clear lack of good faith," he said.

From BBC

Putin wanted to talk to the new Middle East envoy, and there was a deal to be done: Russia might be willing to negotiate a prisoner exchange as a gesture of good faith.

From The Wall Street Journal

During those proceedings, Lee said he made a good faith effort to pay his own way and, in some cases, declined to eat during meals.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Henry said that they continued to believe that the information they were working on had been "given in good faith" but that "clearly there is still something missing".

From BBC