in bad faith

1. With the intention of deceiving someone or doing harm, as in I'm sure they were acting in bad faith and never planned to pay us. This expression was first recorded in 1631. The antonym, in good faith, meaning “sincerely and honestly,” as in I signed that contract in good faith, dates from about 1350.

Example Sentences

But Johnson said Democrats were "not serious" and negotiating in bad faith.

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But Johnson said Democrats are "not serious" and negotiating in bad faith - "they're doing this to get political cover".

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Jeffries added that Republican leaders have stopped communicating with Democrats and accused them of negotiating in bad faith.

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“Our members reserve the right to not be in business with representatives who are operating in an unfair conflict of interest, who are operating in bad faith,” Astin said.

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“It’s politics practiced in bad faith, where we just ... tell people things that test well because they sound nice, and then we just blame the other side for being evil, incompetent, corrupt. ... It’s just a race to the bottom.”

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