credibility gap — ☆ credibility gap n. 1. an apparent disparity between what is said and the actual facts 2. the inability to have one s statements accepted as factual or one s professed motives accepted as the true ones … English World dictionary
Credibility gap — Alternate use: The Credibility Gap, name of a comedy team Credibility gap is a political term that came into wide use during the 1960s and 1970s. At the time, it was most frequently used to describe public skepticism about the Lyndon B. Johnson… … Wikipedia
credibility gap — noun 1. a. : lack of trust a special credibility gap is likely to open between the generations Kenneth Keniston b. : lack of believability a credibility gap created by contradictory official statements Samuel Ellenport 2. : dis … Useful english dictionary
credibility gap — noun Date: 1966 1. a. lack of trust < a credibility gap between generations > b. lack of believability < a credibility gap created by contradictory official statements Samuel Ellenport > 2. discrepancy … New Collegiate Dictionary
credibility gap — N SING A credibility gap is the difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do. British economic policy has had a credibility gap since the ERM suspension … English dictionary
credibility gap — The extent of disbelief, of the difference between what you are asked to believe and what you are able to believe, is call a credibility gap. The growing credibility gap may lead to a serious loss of votes in the next elections … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
credibility gap — /ˌkredɪ bɪlɪti gæp/ noun a discrepancy between claims for a product made by the manufacturer and acceptance of these claims by the target audience ● The credibility gap that we face is partly due to our product’s bad performance record. ⇒ source… … Marketing dictionary in english
credibility gap — {n.}, {hackneyed phrase}, {politics} An apparent discrepancy between what the government says and what one can observe for oneself. * /There was a tremendous credibility gap in the USA during the Watergate years./ … Dictionary of American idioms
credibility gap — {n.}, {hackneyed phrase}, {politics} An apparent discrepancy between what the government says and what one can observe for oneself. * /There was a tremendous credibility gap in the USA during the Watergate years./ … Dictionary of American idioms
credibility gap — 1. a lack of popular confidence in the truth of the claims or public statements made by the federal government, large corporations, politicians, etc.: a credibility gap between the public and the power company. 2. a perceived discrepancy between… … Universalium
