vote of confidence



vote of confidence

Fig. a poll taken to discover whether or not a person, party, etc., still has the majority's support. The government easily won the vote of confidence called for by the opposition. The president of the club resigned when one of the members called for a vote of confidence in his leadership.
See also: confidence, of, vote

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LourenÇOlaw-REN-soo (Portuguese), law-REN-soo (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese
ZekerİYa-Turkish
AntonyAN-tə-neeEnglish
Deeanndee-ANEnglish
Brunildabroo-NEEL-dah (Spanish)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Homer['həumə]