vote of confidence — UK US noun [C, usually singular] (plural votes of confidence) ► POLITICS, MEETINGS an official vote that shows that the members of a parliament or organization support a leader or suggestion: »Italy s new prime minister is expected to win his… … Financial and business terms
vote of confidence — index adhesion (loyalty) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vote of confidence — noun count a voting process in which people show support for a person or group in power a. a statement or action that shows your support for a particular person or group … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vote of confidence — ▪ government procedure used by members of a legislative body (generally the lower house in a bicameral system) to remove a government (the prime minister and his cabinet) from office. To be successful, the procedure, which does not apply to … Universalium
vote of confidence — noun an expression of approval and encouragement (Freq. 1) they gave the chairman a vote of confidence • Hypernyms: ↑encouragement * * * vote of confidence, 1. a vote given by the majority of members in a parliament to the government or its chief … Useful english dictionary
vote of confidence — noun a) A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; … Wiktionary
vote of confidence — votes of confidence 1) N COUNT: usu sing A vote of confidence is a vote in which members of a group are asked to indicate that they still support the person or group in power, usually the government. The Indian Prime Minister, V P Singh, lost a… … English dictionary
vote of confidence — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms vote of confidence : singular vote of confidence plural votes of confidence 1) a voting process in which people show support for a person or group in power 2) a statement or action that shows your support for a … English dictionary
vote of confidence — noun (C) 1 a formal process in which people vote in order to show that they support someone or something, especially the government: a unanimous vote of confidence 2 something that you do or say that shows you support someone and approve of their … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
vote of confidence — pasitikėjimo balsavimas statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Vyriausybės inicijuotas balsavimas parlamente, kuriuo parlamentas išreiškia pritarimą arba nepritarimą tolesnei vyriausybės veiklai. Šį balsavimą, priešingai nei nepasitikėjimo votumą … Politikos mokslų enciklopedinis žodynas
