VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vote of confidence mean? 

• VOTE OF CONFIDENCE (noun)
  The noun VOTE OF CONFIDENCE has 1 sense:

1. an expression of approval and encouragement

  Familiarity information: VOTE OF CONFIDENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOTE OF CONFIDENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An expression of approval and encouragement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

they gave the chairman a vote of confidence

Hypernyms ("vote of confidence" is a kind of...):

encouragement (the expression of approval and support)