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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The leader remained committed to his post amid a vote of no confidence for French Prime Minister Michel Barnier earlier this month, leaving a hole in the ranks.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
Barnier’s government proved to be short-lived, lasting just three months before being toppled in a vote of no confidence at the start of December after French lawmakers rejected his government’s 2025 budget plans that included billions of euros’ worth of tax hikes and public spending cuts.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
German elections will take place in February after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suffered a loss in a vote of no confidence last Monday.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
French government topples after no confidence vote France’s government has been toppled in a vote of no confidence on Wednesday.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024
Barnier’s government proved to be short-lived, lasting just three months before being toppled in a vote of no confidence at the start of December after French lawmakers rejected his government’s 2025 budget plans that included billions of euros’ worth of tax hikes and public spending cuts.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
German elections will take place in February after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suffered a loss in a vote of no confidence last Monday.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
French government topples after no confidence vote France’s government has been toppled in a vote of no confidence on Wednesday.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Vote of no confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vote%20of%20no%20confidence. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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