vote of no confidence
noun phraseDefinition of vote of no confidence
: a formal vote by which the members of a legislature or similar deliberative body indicate that they no longer support a leader, government, etc.
The chairman was forced to resign after a vote of no confidence by the board of trustees.
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The first known use of vote of no confidence was in 1835
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