vote of confidenceˌvote of ˈconfidence noun (plural votes of confidence) [countable] 
On April 19 the new government won a vote of confidence by 339 votes to 207.2something that you do or say that shows you support someone and approve of their actionsvote of confidence in The new investments are widely seen as a vote of confidence in the nation’s economic future.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Arvey, knowing he was being blamed, was hoping for a vote of confidence.
- It hardly amounted to a vote of confidence for the new regime.
- On 23 November 1923 Stresemann was refused a vote of confidence.
- Shortly afterwards the government survived a vote of confidence in the Dáil by 83 votes to 80.
- This was an impressive personal vote of confidence.
- When insiders buy a stock, that is a direct vote of confidence.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY On April 19 the new government won a vote of confidence by 339 votes to 207.
1a formal process in which people vote in order to show that they support someone or something, especially the government: On April 19 the new government won a vote of confidence by 339 votes to 207. On April 19 the new government won a vote of confidence by 339 votes to 207.2something that you do or say that shows you support someone and approve of their actionsvote of confidence in The new investments are widely seen as a vote of confidence in the nation’s economic future.