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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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 Liebowitz stepped down as president in September, following a vote of no confidence in him by the Brandeis faculty. —

Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of no confidence on Monday, paving the way for early elections in February and ending a turbulent year at the polls for several of Europe's leading parties. —

Doha Madani, NBC News, 10 June 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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