Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

credibility gap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: cred-i-bil-i-ty -gap
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A discrepancy between the statements made by a person in authority (especially by a politician) and the perceived truth.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Inflected Forms

credibility gaps (plural)

Questions

What does credibility gap mean?: A discrepancy between the statements made by a person in authority (especially by a politician) and the perceived truth.

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