vote of confidence

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vote of confidence

noun 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.

Similar: motion of confidence, confidence vote · Opposite: vote of no confidence

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noun motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly

Españolvoto de confianza
中文信任投票 xìnrèn tóupiào
Portuguêsvoto de confiança
Françaismotion de confiance
DeutschVertrauensfrage
Italianovoto di fiducia
Românăvot de încredere
Русскийво́тум дове́рия vótum dovérija
Tiếng Việtbỏ phiếu tín nhiệm

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@misc{vote_of_confidence_2026,
  title = {vote of confidence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vote%20of%20confidence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}