credibility gap
English
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credibility gap (plural credibility gaps)
- A discrepancy between the statements made by a person in authority (especially by a politician) and the perceived truth.
- 2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 72:
- The League of Nations, meanwhile, suffered a credibility gap as the United States never joined the organisation that its President argued was essential for preserving the hard-won peace.