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.
Examples of vote of no confidence in a Sentence
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On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council is expected to introduce a resolution calling for Mr. Carter’s ouster — with a majority of council members in support of what is essentially a vote of no confidence.
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Julie Bosman, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Protests against the state takeover began this year, which led the Houston Federation of Teachers, the largest teachers' union in Houston, to recently ratify a resolution calling for Superintendent Miles's removal following a 98 percent vote of no confidence.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 22 May 2024
So did some others from New York University, The City University of New York and Parsons School of Design.
Hours before ‘The People’s Graduation’ began, the Arts and Sciences faculty at Columbia University passed a vote of no confidence in university president, Minouche Shafik.
—Sanya Mansoor, TIME, 17 May 2024
According to a Columbia Student News report, the University Senate held a special plenary on May 3 to discuss launching an investigative task force into the administration and a potential vote of no confidence against the president.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Such a vote of no confidence could hardly have landed pleasantly with the remaining Paramount shareholders.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Members of the Mount Healthy Teachers Association issued a vote of no confidence in the district's superintendent and school board Tuesday evening.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
The decisions to call in law enforcement, leading to hundreds of arrests nationwide, have prompted school faculty members at universities in California, Georgia and Texas to initiate or pass votes of no confidence in their leadership.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
The university president, defending his response as a legitimate action to maintain campus order, is facing a faculty vote of no confidence.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Julie Bosman, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Protests against the state takeover began this year, which led the Houston Federation of Teachers, the largest teachers' union in Houston, to recently ratify a resolution calling for Superintendent Miles's removal following a 98 percent vote of no confidence.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 22 May 2024
So did some others from New York University, The City University of New York and Parsons School of Design.
Hours before ‘The People’s Graduation’ began, the Arts and Sciences faculty at Columbia University passed a vote of no confidence in university president, Minouche Shafik.
—Sanya Mansoor, TIME, 17 May 2024
According to a Columbia Student News report, the University Senate held a special plenary on May 3 to discuss launching an investigative task force into the administration and a potential vote of no confidence against the president.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Such a vote of no confidence could hardly have landed pleasantly with the remaining Paramount shareholders.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Members of the Mount Healthy Teachers Association issued a vote of no confidence in the district's superintendent and school board Tuesday evening.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 1 May 2024
The decisions to call in law enforcement, leading to hundreds of arrests nationwide, have prompted school faculty members at universities in California, Georgia and Texas to initiate or pass votes of no confidence in their leadership.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
The university president, defending his response as a legitimate action to maintain campus order, is facing a faculty vote of no confidence.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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