Dictionary

vote of confidence en · NOUN

Meanings

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.
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Forms

Antonyms

vote of no confidence

Synonyms

confidence vote · motion of confidence

Translations (18)

bg вот на дове́рие (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · id mosi percaya (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · es voto de confianza (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · ca vot de confiança (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · ro vot de încredere (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · vi bỏ phiếu tín nhiệm (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · de Vertrauensfrage (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · uk во́тум дові́ри (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · ms undi percaya (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · fr motion de confiance (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · pl wotum zaufania (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · ga vóta muiníne (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · ru во́тум дове́рия (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · it voto di fiducia (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · pt voto de confiança (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · sv förtroendeomröstning (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · fi luottamuslauseäänestys (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly) · cmn 信任投票 (motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly)