vote of lack of confidence

  • 1confidence — 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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  • 2confidence — 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… …

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  • 3confidence — noun 1 FEELING SB/STH IS GOOD (U) the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results (+ in): Our first priority is to maintain the customer s confidence in our product. | have confidence in: We have …

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  • 4confidence — /kon fi deuhns/, n. 1. full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed. 2. belief in oneself and one s powers or abilities; self confidence; self… …

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  • 5confidence — [[t]kɒ̱nfɪdəns[/t]] ♦♦ confidences 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N in n If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them. I have every confidence in you... This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police... His record on… …

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  • 6vote of no confidence — noun A parliamentary motion representing the lack of confidence of a parliament in the standing government. A passed motion of no confidence usually results in the governments fall. Ant: vote of confidence …

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  • 7no confidence vote — vote expressing lack of confidence in the present government …

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  • 8no-confidence motion — vote expressing lack of confidence in the present government …

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  • 9confidence — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a feeling or consciousness of one s powers or of reliance on one s circumstances < had perfect confidence in her ability to succeed > < met the risk with brash confidence > b. faith or belief that one will act in&#8230; …

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  • 10vote of non-confidence — attempt to throw over the government, voting with a lack of faith …

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