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   bona fides

   /ˌbəʊnə ˈfʌɪdiːz/

   noun

   • 1. a person's honesty and sincerity of intention: "why would you cast aspersions on my bona fides?"
   • ▪ documentary evidence showing that a person is what they claim to be; credentials: "he set about checking Loretta's bona fides"

   Word Origin Latin, literally ‘good faith’.

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