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"We need to make this process credible -- credible not only to the Angolans themselves but to the international community as well,"

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  1. adjective Capable of being believed; plausible. See Synonyms at plausible.
  2. adjective Worthy of confidence; reliable.
  3. adjective Being of sufficient military capability to deter an attack or carry out an operation successfully: credible military force.
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  • "If we want to remain credible, then we have to look into things." —  Top Stories - Google News
  • "We need to make this process credible -- credible not only to the Angolans themselves but to the international community as well," —  Top World News
  • There have been concerns among leaders over the malaise that has tarnished Umno's image as a credible, trustworthy and accountable party.
  • "We need to make this process credible -- credible not only to the Angolans themselves but to the international community as well," Samakuva said. —  Latest News - UPI.com
  • Whenever threat information is specific, credible, and non-counterable, this threat information will be made available to the American public. —  Kansas City infoZine Headlines
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  1. Middle English, from Latin crēdibilis, from crēdere, to believe; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English credible, from Old French credible (also croidible and credable, creable, creaule, creavle, French croyable) = Spanish creible = Portuguese crivel = Italian credibile, credevole, from Latin credibilis, worthy of belief, from credere, believe: see credit.
 

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