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 Ethan Nichols, a rising Xavier University senior and leader in the XU Free Palestine group said the group is calling for Chief Warfel's removal, an investigation into the arrests and for the faculty committee to hold a vote of no confidence in President Colleen Hanycz. —

Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 13 May 2024 That decision fueled protests with more escalatory tactics thereafter, and also resulted in a faculty vote of no confidence in her leadership. —

Nicole Narea, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024 And the president needs only two votes of no confidence from legislators to shut Congress down. —

Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2023 In May, Columbia University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences passed a vote of no confidence in Shafik. —

Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vote of no confidence

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vote of no confidence was in 1835

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