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nonconfidence en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + confidence.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Absence of confidence (especially politically, as in a vote of no confidence).
    • These were identified by observers as important signs and signals of confidence or nonconfidence. 1990, Advances in motor development research:
    • A motion of nonconfidence submitted against the prime minister shall be considered as a motion of nonconfidence against the government. 1995, Béla K Király, András Bozóki, Lawful revolution in Hungary, 1989-94: