vote of confidence

noun phrase

1

: a formal process in which people (such as the members of a legislature) vote in order to indicate whether or not they support a leader, government, etc.

2

: a statement or action that shows continuing support and approval for someone

Many people say the coach should be fired, but he was given a vote of confidence by the team president this week.

Examples of vote of confidence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Keeping him could be seen as a vote of confidence that new president of baseball ops Paul DePodesta sees genuine building blocks. — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Since bears are already likely pricing in that drastic reduction, its failure to materialize would represent a major vote of confidence. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 27 July 2026

PsiQuantum is getting a $125 million cash infusion from DARPA, the startup announced today, a new vote of confidence for its efforts to build the world’s first large-scale quantum computer. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

In a first vote of confidence, a Florence Court greenlit the lease of the beleaguered Italian e-tailer’s business operations to LVR Srl, the newco established and promoted by the investors. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Rhymes for vote of confidence

• overconfidence