vote of confidence
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3.3
- noun
- /voʊt əv ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
- Formal
:
voto de confianza
- After much discussion, the board decided to hold a vote of confidence regarding the proposed changes.
- won an important vote of confidence
So first, you're going to have a vote of confidence.
- So first, you're going to have a vote of confidence.
- I think that in some sense that was a vote of confidence by people who are not firmly in either of the camps.
Examples
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Surviving documents do not reveal the outcome of this confrontation, but in a last vote of confidence, the city council voted to present copies of the map to "the principal cities and towns of the State of Georgia."
Academic text (2011) -
Finally, Shamir pulled together a fragile coalition, and on 11 June, his Likud-led government won an initial vote of confidence in the Knesset.
Academic text (1991) -
So the current plan is to have a vote of confidence in either December or January, probably December at this point.
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Thank you very much for the vote of confidence too, buddy.
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Clearly, this is a major vote of confidence.
Academic text (1994) -
Now, before we progress, I would ask you for a vote of confidence in the findings of this very fine report.
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In this case, one of the strongest votes of confidence comes from the traditionally conservative life insurance industry.
Blog text (24) -
There's nothing like a vote of confidence from one's peers.
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And of course we've also witnessed the post Brexit vote of confidence from Nissan, Boeing and Dyson investing in other parts of the country.
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The committee held a vote of confidence to show their support for the new leader.
Synonyms
96
2.5
Formal approval from a person in charge to allow something
11
3.9
An official stamp shows a person in charge thinks something is good
9
3.4
An official sign that shows someone agrees with something
How Supported
Surface Forms
Morphology
vote + of + confidence
The phrase literally combines 'vote' (an instance of voting) with 'confidence' (trust), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a vote expressing support or trust. The noun + of + noun composition is compositional and has direct parallels in many languages (e.g. Spanish 'voto de confianza', French 'vote de confiance'), so it should be understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Vote of confidence comes from meetings where people would take a real vote to show they had confidence in a leader or plan. So a 'vote of confidence' now means a formal sign of 'approval' or 'support' for someone or something.