Meaning of bona fides | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Sincerity, good faith.
   uncountable
2. Credentials that authenticate a person's good standing or reputation.
   uncountable

Examples

“[…] but my note⟳ had evidently stung him, and I had a brusque message in which he said that if I wished him to believe⟳ in my “bona-fides” (whatever he may have⟳ meant by that), I would return⟳ the money which I had had during the time that I was with him at Bradfield.”

“He sat down at a table and wrote to my dictation. The gist of it was that if a man called Twisdon (I thought I had better stick⟳ to that name⟳) turned up before June 15th he was to entreat him kindly. He said Twisdon would prove⟳ his bona fides by passing the word “Black Stone” and whistling “Annie Laurie”.”

““I have⟳ been advised that this nameless agent is in a position to establish⟳ his bona fides at any time, as he bears a number⟳ of these cards. You see⟳, Chief Inspector, I am frank with you.””

“If any railway official, policeman, or member of the Forces on duty, requests the discontinuance of any particular form⟳ of observation or note-taking, it is clearly right to give⟳ immediate compliance, especially when it is borne in mind⟳ that public authorities now have⟳ very wide powers to hold⟳ members of the general public in custody while inquiries are being conducted as to their bona fides.”

“There followed standard questions to establish⟳ Carter’s bona fides, his length of experience⟳ and seniority.”

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