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
A parliamentary motion representing the lack of confidence of a parliament in the standing government. A passed motion of no confidence usually results in the government's fall
A vote of confidence is a vote in which members of a group are asked to indicate that they still support the person or group in power, usually the government. The Indian Prime Minister, V P Singh, lost a vote of confidence in the Indian parliament
A vote of confidence is something that you say or do which shows that you approve of or support a person or a group. The ten-year deal is a vote of confidence in coal-fired power stations
A vote of no confidence is a vote in which members of a group are asked to indicate that they do not support the person or group in power, usually the government. The opposition has called for a vote of no confidence in the government