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- noun Absence of
confidence (especially politically, as in avote of no confidence ).
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Basing a nonconfidence vote on this issue, the support of oppossition parties by the taxpayer, will sway any new election in Harper's favor, considering the leadership woes of the Liberals and the propaganda arm of [strikeout] the GOP [/strikeout], I mean the CPOC.
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Ever consider Harper is letting this issue loose for the liberals so they gain enough intestinal fortitude to force a nonconfidence motion and on day one of the campaign Harper punctures their ballon by reminding all that Mr Mulroney isn't on this ballot.
The Renaissance Of Cherniak ALW 2007
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Chief executives rarely sell large chunks of stock, especially in down markets, because shareholders often consider it a vote of nonconfidence.
unknown title 2011
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Do these organizations accept that the ongoing, ever worsening vote of nonconfidence by Wall Street is irrelevant?
JTA - Recent News 2009
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After all, he had made it clear when he brought the law forward that it would not prevent an election being called if a government lost a nonconfidence vote.
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Allow me to quote from the Coalition's Accord, signed by the three opposition party leaders including Gilles Duceppe on Dec 1: The [Coalition] Government will not request a dissolution of Parliament during the term of this agreement, except following defeat on an explicitly-framed motion of nonconfidence presented by the Opposition ...[that would be you, Steve]... or any vote pertaining to the speech from the throne; or on a budget vote at on any stage in the House; or on any bill to implement a budget at any stage in the House; or on any motion in the House to concur in, restore or reinstate any Estimates; or on any supply bill at any stage in the House.
Archive 2008-12-01 West End Bob 2008
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The Bloc Québécois will neither move nor will it support any motions of nonconfidence in the Government during the term of its support for this agreement, and will vote in favour of the Government’s position with respect to all matters referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Archive 2008-12-01 West End Bob 2008
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