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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Marine Le Pen's National Rally party filed a vote of no confidence in Barnier. —

Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024 Strong said an official vote of no confidence can only be called by the Faculty Council. —

Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Apr. 2024 Opting not to pick up even the third-year option of a young player is essentially a vote of no confidence in that player's upside for a team. —

Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Last spring, the school's Faculty Senate initiated a vote of no confidence against Fuentes after students protested to reinstate a Pride flag that leadership had removed from an on-campus coffee shop. —

Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Sep. 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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