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credibility gaps

credibility gaps is the plural of credibility gap.

Meaning of credibility gap

Noun

credibility gap (plural credibility gaps)

  1. A discrepancy between the statements made by a person in authority (especially by a politician) and the perceived truth.
    • The inability of Trump's own spokespeople to speak authoritatively on the president's thinking and actions -- a challenge even Trump himself has acknowledged -- has left the White House with an enormous credibility gap, and has tarnished the reputations of many of its most visible spokespeople.2017 May 16, Dylan Byers, “Does anyone in Trump's White House have credibility?”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2025

Questions about credibility gaps

What is credibility gaps the plural of?
Credibility gaps is the plural of credibility gap.

Words near credibility gaps in the dictionary

  1. Credeur
  2. Credeurs
  3. credibilities
  4. credibility
  5. credibility gap
  6. credibility gaps
  7. credible
  8. credible messenger
  9. credible messengers
  10. credibleness
  11. credibley

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