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vote of confidence

vote of confidence noun: 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.

Noun

vote of confidence (plural votes of confidence)

  1. 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. (broadly, informal) Any indication of confidence in another.
    • "I don't find you unduly piggish," she said.2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam, →ISBN, page 44

vote of confidence meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Malay and Indonesian

vote of confidence in Tamil

நம்பிக்கை வாக்கு

vote of confidence in Kannada

ವಿಶ್ವಾಸ ಸೂಚಕ, ಗೊತ್ತುವಳಿ

vote of confidence in Malay

motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly
undi percaya

vote of confidence in Indonesian

motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly
mosi percaya
More languagesFewer languages
vote of confidence in Vietnamese
bỏ phiếu tín nhiệm

Synonyms of vote of confidence

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Forms of vote of confidence

pluralvotes of confidence

Questions about vote of confidence

What does vote of confidence mean?
Vote of confidence means 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.
What is vote of confidence in Tamil?
Vote of confidence in Tamil is நம்பிக்கை வாக்கு. See Vote of confidence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vote of confidence?
Vote of confidence is a noun.
What is the plural of vote of confidence?
The plural of vote of confidence is votes of confidence.

Words near vote of confidence in the dictionary

  1. vote buying
  2. vote down
  3. vote in
  4. vote mob
  5. vote mobs
  6. vote of confidence
  7. vote of no confidence
  8. vote of thanks
  9. vote off the island
  10. vote out
  11. vote shaming

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