Noun
Sincerity, good faith.
Credentials that authenticate a person's good standing or reputation.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgOf course, that is probably an unattainable state of perfection. But I hope to establish my bona fides in striving towards them through what I say today, and through my actions as Chief of the Australian Army. David Morrison
And its spaghetti alla carbonara would be able to vouch for the restaurant’s Italian bona fides. Source: Internet
Compounding the problem, Gingrich’s Republican revolutionaries, eager to prove their anti-Washington bona fides, cut committee staffs by a third, further diminishing Congress’s institutional horsepower. Source: Internet
“He wanted to use us to burnish his academic bona fides and to give himself legitimacy, and I didn’t think that the University of Florida should acquiesce on this without a fight,” the professor said. Source: Internet
Once in office, eager to prove his bona fides and with what he thought was a clear understanding of the rules of engagement, JFK green-lighted a plan to have a force of Cuban exiles invade Cuba and trigger a popular revolt aimed at deposing Fidel Castro. Source: Internet
Kudos to David Fincher for demonstrating his bona fides as a Bay Area guy. Source: Internet