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.
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France’s government has collapsed after a vote of no confidence on Monday, forcing Prime Minister Francois Bayrou out of office after just nine months on the job.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
However, the budget-cutting plan hasn’t gone down well with other parties in the French Parliament, and Bayrou faces a vote of no confidence there.
—Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Irvine Company took a huge economic loss to register a vote of no confidence in the future of downtown San Diego commercial office space.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
However, the budget-cutting plan hasn’t gone down well with other parties in the French Parliament, and Bayrou faces a vote of no confidence there.
—Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Irvine Company took a huge economic loss to register a vote of no confidence in the future of downtown San Diego commercial office space.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vote of no confidence
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“Vote of no confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vote%20of%20no%20confidence. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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