Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - vote of confidence

(votes of confidence) 1. A vote of confidence is a vote in which members of a group are asked to indicate that they still support the person or group in power, usually the government. The Indian Prime Minister, V P Singh, lost a vote of confidence in the Indian parliament. N-COUNT: usu sing 2. A vote of confidence is something that you say or do which shows that you approve of or support a person or a group. The ten-year deal is a vote of confidence in coal-fired power stations. N-COUNT: usu sing