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vote of con·fi·dence

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. vote of confidencenoun

    an expression of approval and encouragement

    "they gave the chairman a vote of confidence"

Wiktionary

  1. vote of confidencenoun

    A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.

  2. vote of confidencenoun

    Any indication of confidence in another.

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  1. vote of confidence

    A vote of confidence is a vote or process by which members of a certain group or body, such as a parliament or government, express their trust in or approval of a person, plan, or proposal. In political context, it often refers to a vote determining whether a political leader or government retains its mandate to govern. If they fail to win this vote, they might be required to resign or call an election. It is generally used to demonstrate the majority's trust or faith in the leadership.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vote of confidence in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vote of confidence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of vote of confidence in a Sentence

  1. Columbia University professor Gerry Curtis:

    This is not so much a vote of confidence in Abe and the LDP as a vote of no-confidence in the political opposition.

  2. Sean McVay:

    When I came to the Rams in 2017, our running backs had a unanimous vote of confidence for Skip Peete to lead our running back corps.

  3. Mandela Barnes:

    I can't take a vote of confidence or a vote of lack of confidence, but if I could, probably would take that vote because it is distressing, like I said, there is no condemnation hardly for the person who actually killed two people.

  4. Steven Leung:

    It is because of the lock up period which give investors confidence of a stable stock price during the period, and that support the shares from advancing despite the discount, its a vote of confidence to the prospect of 5G and related companies.

  5. Alex Salmond:

    The Tories (Conservatives) would have to go effectively straight for a vote of confidence ... and we'd be voting against, so if Labour joins us in that pledge, then that's Cameron locked out.

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