no-confidence vote

  • 1no-confidence vote —    A motion of confidence is a motion of support proposed by the government of the day in a parliament or other assembly. A ‘no confidence’ vote may be proposed by the opposition, in a bid to defeat ministers in the hope that this will… …

    Glossary of UK Government and Politics

  • 2no confidence vote — vote expressing lack of confidence in the present government …

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  • 3vote of no confidence — noun The legal method of forcing the resignation of a leader, government or governing body • • • Main Entry: ↑vote * * * vote of no confidence (or vote of censure) a vote showing that a majority does not support the policy of a leader or… …

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  • 4confidence — con‧fi‧dence [ˈkɒnfdns ǁ ˈkɑːn ] noun [uncountable] 1. the feeling that you can trust someone or something to do what they say, work properly etc: • We have every confidence in the team. • Our top priority is to maintain customer confidence in… …

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  • 5vote — ► NOUN 1) a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action. 2) (the vote) the right to participate in an election. 3) (the vote) a particular body of electors or the votes cast by them: the green vote. ► VERB 1) …

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  • 6confidence — noun 1 belief in others ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ The company needs the full confidence of its investors. ▪ great, high …

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  • 7vote of confidence — noun an expression of approval and encouragement (Freq. 1) they gave the chairman a vote of confidence • Hypernyms: ↑encouragement * * * vote of confidence, 1. a vote given by the majority of members in a parliament to the government or its chief …

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  • 8vote of confidence — noun a) 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; …

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  • 9confidence — con|fi|dence W2S2 [ˈkɔnfıdəns US ˈka:n ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling somebody/something is good)¦ 2¦(belief in yourself)¦ 3¦(feeling something is true)¦ 4 gain/win/earn somebody s confidence 5¦(keep information secret)¦ 6 take somebody into your… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10vote — n. & v. n. 1 a formal expression of choice or opinion by means of a ballot, show of hands, etc., concerning a choice of candidate, approval of a motion or resolution, etc. (let us take a vote on it; gave my vote to the independent candidate). 2… …

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