vote of confidence

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• noun A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.
• noun informal, by extension Any indication of confidence in another.

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• noun an expression of approval and encouragement