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
Recent Examples on the Web
In a closed door meeting, Councilwoman Melissa Robinson, however, was unsuccessful in getting her colleagues to slap him with a vote of no confidence, and the controversy subsided.
—
Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
Since the president serves at the pleasure of the South African Parliament, in which ANC members hold a strong majority of seats, Ramaphosa and his allies could leverage this dissatisfaction into a credible threat of a vote of no confidence.
—Daniel De Kadt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2018
Robinson at the time urged the council to issue a vote of no confidence in Platt, but was unsuccessful.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
The Tarrant County commissioners took a vote of no confidence in Law last August, and at least three mayors called for his ouster after the Star-Telegram reported that a senior manager suggested TAD lie to the public about festering problems with its website.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1311 has long sounded the alarm about a lack of adequate staffing, which comes on the heels of a vote of no confidence in top department leadership the union held in 2023.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
For Maduro, the crucial date is January 10, 2017: if there is a vote of no confidence after that, Vice President Aristobulo Isturiz will assume the presidency.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2016
Shortly after, the Montgomery County Education Association — the teacher’s union — passed a vote of no confidence in the school system’s leadership, including McKnight and the school board.
—Nicole Asbury, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2024
Shortly after, the Montgomery County County Education Association — the teacher’s union — passed a vote of no confidence in the school system’s leadership, includingMcKnight and the school board.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
Since the president serves at the pleasure of the South African Parliament, in which ANC members hold a strong majority of seats, Ramaphosa and his allies could leverage this dissatisfaction into a credible threat of a vote of no confidence.
—Daniel De Kadt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2018
Robinson at the time urged the council to issue a vote of no confidence in Platt, but was unsuccessful.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
The Tarrant County commissioners took a vote of no confidence in Law last August, and at least three mayors called for his ouster after the Star-Telegram reported that a senior manager suggested TAD lie to the public about festering problems with its website.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1311 has long sounded the alarm about a lack of adequate staffing, which comes on the heels of a vote of no confidence in top department leadership the union held in 2023.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
For Maduro, the crucial date is January 10, 2017: if there is a vote of no confidence after that, Vice President Aristobulo Isturiz will assume the presidency.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2016
Shortly after, the Montgomery County Education Association — the teacher’s union — passed a vote of no confidence in the school system’s leadership, including McKnight and the school board.
—Nicole Asbury, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2024
Shortly after, the Montgomery County County Education Association — the teacher’s union — passed a vote of no confidence in the school system’s leadership, includingMcKnight and the school board.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'vote of no confidence.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near vote of no confidence
Cite this Entry
“Vote of no confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vote%20of%20no%20confidence. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share