vote of confidence
noun phrase
1
: a formal process in which people (such as the members of a legislature) vote in order to indicate whether or not they support a leader, government, etc.
2
: a statement or action that shows continuing support and approval for someone
Many people say the coach should be fired, but he was given a vote of confidence by the team president this week.
Examples of vote of confidence in a Sentence
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He was later appointed minister for health, a top cabinet post, in a major vote of confidence from Enda Kenny, then the taoiseach.
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Megan Specia, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Thus, the order from American, which has its mainline fleet roughly split between Airbus and Boeing, was an important vote of confidence for the trouble aircraft maker.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The outcome is a vote of confidence in Iger, long considered Hollywood's most powerful executive.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Search engines interpret these backlinks as a vote of confidence in the quality and relevance of your content.
—Danielle Sabrina, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Tuesday’s news was about as big of a vote of confidence a starting pitcher can receive.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
Like last season, all three judges gave her their vote of confidence, sending her through to Hollywood Week.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Despite that public vote of confidence, however, there was still a sense that Tuchel’s days in Munich could be numbered.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
The 737 Max 9 also got a vote of confidence Wednesday from Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the NTSB.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Megan Specia, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Thus, the order from American, which has its mainline fleet roughly split between Airbus and Boeing, was an important vote of confidence for the trouble aircraft maker.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The outcome is a vote of confidence in Iger, long considered Hollywood's most powerful executive.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Search engines interpret these backlinks as a vote of confidence in the quality and relevance of your content.
—Danielle Sabrina, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Tuesday’s news was about as big of a vote of confidence a starting pitcher can receive.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
Like last season, all three judges gave her their vote of confidence, sending her through to Hollywood Week.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Despite that public vote of confidence, however, there was still a sense that Tuchel’s days in Munich could be numbered.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
The 737 Max 9 also got a vote of confidence Wednesday from Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the NTSB.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
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