confirmation vote
Senate says yes
A confirmation vote is a legislative vote to approve or reject a nominee proposed by an executive authority.
In the United States, the Senate holds confirmation votes on presidential appointments to cabinet positions, federal judgeships, and ambassadorships: The nominee's confirmation vote is scheduled for Thursday.
The term applies to similar procedures in other governmental systems.
- senateLegislative governing body
- Senate floorLegislative body's main hall
- nomineeOne proposed for position
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
advise and consent · majority · yea · nay · rollcall · chamber · gavel · tally · simple majority · sworn · oath · floor · ayes · quorum · bipartisan · party line · cloture · nuclear option
- Judicial Appointmentsjudicial nominee, nomination, nominee, federal judge, lifetime appointment
- legislative votesyea, nay, aye, ayes, nays
- Senatesenate seat, Senate floor, senior senator, Senate chamber, majority leader
- Senate Confirmationsnominees, advice and consent, nomination hearings, vetting process, federal judges
- appointmentsappointment, appointees, booking, nominations, nominees
confirmation voteno-confidence vote
Legislative leadership rejection
vote of no confidence · veto · denial · disapproval · recall vote
confirmation voteelection
Organized public voting
popular vote · direct election · general election · primary election · ballot initiative
confirmation, vote, confirm, confirmed, confirming, confirms, confirmable, unconfirmed, confirmatory