vote of confidence

English

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. (informal, by extension) Any indication of confidence in another.
   • 2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam, →ISBN, page 44,

     "I don't find you unduly piggish," she said.

     "Wow," I said. "Thanks for the vote of confidence."

Synonyms

• motion of confidence
• confidence vote

Antonyms

• vote of no confidence

Translations

motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 信任投票 (xìnrèn tóupiào)

• Finnish: luottamuslauseäänestys (fi)
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• German: Vertrauensfrage (de) f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: moción de confianza f

Further reading

• “vote of confidence”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.