English Dictionary

vote of confidence

名詞

広義 くだけた表現

A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.

日本語の意味

政府に対する信任を問うために、議会やその他の集会で行われる動議。政府が与党内や支持基盤の結束を示すため、または野党からの不信任動議に対抗するために提案されるものであり、投票が敗北すると政府の辞職につながる。

After months of turmoil, the prime minister called a vote of confidence to determine whether his government still had the parliament's support.

数か月にわたる混乱の末、首相は政府が議会の支持を維持しているかどうかを判断するために信任投票を実施するよう求めた。

意味（1）

A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.

意味（2）

(informal, by extension) Any indication of confidence in another.

I don't find you unduly piggish, she said. Wow, I said. Thanks for the vote of confidence.

votes of confidence （ plural ）