vote of confidence

noun phrase

: 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.

: 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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The show started off with a minuscule six-episode order at NBC (not exactly a vote of confidence) and yada yada yada ended in 1998 with 76 million people tuning into the series finale. —

Anna Tingley, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 The drama starring Kathy Bates has backed up CBS‘ early vote of confidence with another strong showing. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024 His words appeared to be a vote of confidence for Liam Lawson, who will replace Daniel Ricciardo at RB for the remaining six races of the season, starting with the US Grand Prix this weekend. —

Dan Cancian, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 The move would be a major vote of confidence in the recovery effort led by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, which has till now brought only worsening earnings reports and a plunging stock price. —

Greg McKenna, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vote of confidence

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