no-confidence vote
Government toppling motion
A no-confidence vote is a formal vote by a legislature indicating that the majority no longer supports the current government or leader.
If it passes, the leader typically must resign or call new elections.
The prime minister survived a no-confidence vote by a narrow margin.
Also called a vote of no confidence.
- nonconfidenceLack of assured belief
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
government · motion · assembly · defeat · snap election · political crisis · constitutional crisis · legislature · ruling coalition · opposition party · ministers · cabinet reshuffle · majority · hung parliament · parliamentary procedure · checks and balances · abuse of power · political reform
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, debate, debates
- political oppositionopposition party, opposition leader, minority party, minority leader, loyal opposition
- resistanceresistance, defiance, resistance fighters, civil resistance, resist
- mismanagementmishandling, dysfunction, misuse, incompetence, inefficiency
- political dealsaccord, compromise, pact, treaty, bargaining
no-confidence votevote of confidence
Formal expression of support
confidence vote · endorsement · backing · mandate · ratification
no-confidence votegeneral election
Nationwide voting for office
electoral mandate · appointment · coronation · succession · inauguration
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