no-con·fi·dence vote
Definition of no-confidence vote
: vote of no confidence Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu survived a no–confidence vote in the Knesset, but the first steps have already been taken toward calling new national elections early next year. — The Nation, 16 Nov. 1998
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The first known use of no-confidence vote was in 1841
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