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.
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Undoing the majority of the cut is a huge vote of confidence in NASA’s and the nation's aviation future.
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Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
France may get its fifth prime minister in two years if, as expected, the current one loses a vote of confidence Monday, plunging the country into further political turmoil.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In a year when one of late-night’s most iconic franchises – The Late Show – was canceled, leading to a lot of questions about the sector’s future, TV Academy members certainly gave it a vote of confidence.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Andrew Morse, the publisher, pitched the transition not as a retrenchment but as a vote of confidence in the paper’s digital strength—far from a given in an industry that has struggled to convert print subscribers into paying online readers at scale.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
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Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
France may get its fifth prime minister in two years if, as expected, the current one loses a vote of confidence Monday, plunging the country into further political turmoil.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In a year when one of late-night’s most iconic franchises – The Late Show – was canceled, leading to a lot of questions about the sector’s future, TV Academy members certainly gave it a vote of confidence.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Andrew Morse, the publisher, pitched the transition not as a retrenchment but as a vote of confidence in the paper’s digital strength—far from a given in an industry that has struggled to convert print subscribers into paying online readers at scale.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Vote of confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vote%20of%20confidence. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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