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a vote of confidence
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a public sign that you trust someone or something to do well
In parliament it is a formal vote, and the opposite is 'a vote of no confidence'. In everyday talk it just means trust.
In context
The prime minister won a vote of confidence in parliament by a narrow margin.
Hiring her was a vote of confidence in the whole young team.
More idioms about politics
- a double standarda rule applied more strictly to one group than to another
- a grey areaa situation where the rules are unclear, so nobody is sure what is allowed
- a hidden agendaa secret reason or plan behind what someone says or does
- a hot potatoa difficult issue that people disagree about and nobody wants to deal with
- a lame ducka politician or government with little real power, often near the end of a term in office