(votes of confidence)
1.
A ~ 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 ~ in the Indian parliament.
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2.
A ~ 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 ~ in coal-fired power stations.
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