vote of thanks

Fig. a speech expressing appreciation and thanks to a speaker, lecturer, organizer, etc., and inviting the audience to applaud. John gave a vote of thanks to Professor Jones for his talk. Mary was given a vote of thanks for organizing the dance.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Milica	MEE-lee-tsah (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Aspden	['æspdən]
Golden	['gəuldən]
Valdemar	VAHL-de-mahr (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Calixte	-	French
Layne	LAYN	English