vote of no confidence
noun phrase
: 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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By 2022, however, Khan had lost the confidence of the generals, who supported his ouster in a vote of no confidence led by members of the PDM in parliament.
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Sarah Khan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2024
This is due to the German constitution, which dictates that snap elections can only be called by the federal president if the chancellor loses a vote of no confidence in parliament.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Ethan Nichols, a rising Xavier University senior and leader in the XU Free Palestine group said the group is calling for Chief Warfel's removal, an investigation into the arrests and for the faculty committee to hold a vote of no confidence in President Colleen Hanycz.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 13 May 2024
That decision fueled protests with more escalatory tactics thereafter, and also resulted in a faculty vote of no confidence in her leadership.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Khan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2024
This is due to the German constitution, which dictates that snap elections can only be called by the federal president if the chancellor loses a vote of no confidence in parliament.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Ethan Nichols, a rising Xavier University senior and leader in the XU Free Palestine group said the group is calling for Chief Warfel's removal, an investigation into the arrests and for the faculty committee to hold a vote of no confidence in President Colleen Hanycz.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 13 May 2024
That decision fueled protests with more escalatory tactics thereafter, and also resulted in a faculty vote of no confidence in her leadership.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Vote of no confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vote%20of%20no%20confidence. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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