vote of confidence
noun phrase
1
: a formal process in which people (such as the members of a legislature) vote in order to indicate whether or not they support a leader, government, etc.
2
: a statement or action that shows continuing support and approval for someone
Many people say the coach should be fired, but he was given a vote of confidence by the team president this week.
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In what was largely seen as a vote of confidence, Francis nominated Farrell in 2019 to the Camerlengo post.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Waltz has been seen as a potential fall guy, but even before Trump’s public vote of confidence, there were questions about whether anyone would be punished, particularly because it might be seen as a capitulation to Democrats and the news media.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is heading to snap elections in February after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence and his governing coalition collapsed after months of instability.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
But part of it, too, was another vote of confidence in the do-it-all player who has become central to everything about the Tigers’ mission.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Waltz has been seen as a potential fall guy, but even before Trump’s public vote of confidence, there were questions about whether anyone would be punished, particularly because it might be seen as a capitulation to Democrats and the news media.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is heading to snap elections in February after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence and his governing coalition collapsed after months of instability.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
But part of it, too, was another vote of confidence in the do-it-all player who has become central to everything about the Tigers’ mission.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vote of confidence
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“Vote of confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vote%20of%20confidence. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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