vote of no confidence

noun phrase

: a formal vote by which the members of a legislature or similar deliberative body indicate that they no longer support a leader, government, etc.

The chairman was forced to resign after a vote of no confidence by the board of trustees.

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Macron’s office made the announcement a week after the former office holder Michel Barnier lost a vote of no confidence, forcing him to submit his resignation. —

Rob Picheta, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024 The Salem Teachers Federation, which issued its own vote of no confidence in May 2023, also has an ongoing conflict with its administration. —

Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024 Weiner again helped organize a vote of no confidence, records show. —

J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024 The San Mateo supervisors issued a vote of no confidence in the sheriff and called for her resignation, as have two sheriffs unions, congressional and state leaders, and the city of San Carlos. —

Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vote of no confidence

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vote of no confidence was in 1835

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