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votes of confidence

votes of confidence is the plural of vote of confidence.

Meaning of vote of confidence

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

Questions about votes of confidence

What is votes of confidence the plural of?
Votes of confidence is the plural of vote of confidence.

Words near votes of confidence in the dictionary

  1. votership
  2. voterships
  3. votes
  4. votes down
  5. votes in
  6. votes of confidence
  7. votes of no confidence
  8. votes of thanks
  9. votes out
  10. votes up
  11. votes with one's feet

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