vote of no confidence
Leadership withdrawal motion
A vote of no confidence is a formal declaration by a legislative body that it no longer supports the government or a leader.
In parliamentary systems, losing such a vote typically forces the government to resign or triggers new elections.
The phrase extends to any collective expression of lost faith in leadership: The board's vote of no confidence forced the CEO out.
- floor voteLegislators voting together formally
- constitutional crisisFundamental governmental legal conflict
- abstentionFormal refusal to vote
- coalition governmentMultiparty cooperative administration
- hung parliamentNo single party majority
political fallout · parliament · opposition parties · political instability · cabinet · legislative oversight · government accountability · parliamentary procedure · checks and balances · quorum · snap election · recall election · impeachment inquiry · removal from office · parliamentary democracy · constitutional safeguards · political dissent · cloture
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- power shiftsregime change, coup d'etat, overthrow, abdication, inauguration
- parliamentary votesbudget vote
- reprimandsrebuke, reprimand, censure, admonition, scolding
- coupscoup d'etat, overthrow, coup attempt, soft coup, failed coup
vote of no confidencevote of confidence
Formal expression of support
confidence vote · endorsement · approval · mandate · backing
vote of no confidenceendorsement
Formal expression of support
ratification · affirmation · seal of approval · acclamation · unanimous consent
vote of no confidenceconfirmation
Establishing something as true
reelection · landslide victory · investiture · retention · reappointment
voted, voting, voters, confidence, confident, confidently, confide, confides, confided