non-confidence
noun[U]
(alsononconfidence)uk/ˌnɒnˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/us/ˌnɑːnˈkɑːn.fə.dəns/asituationin whichmembersof agroupdo notsupportortrustthepeopleinauthority:
Acoalitiongovernmentwasassembledtorunthecountryafter a non-confidencevote.
avote/motion/resolutionof nonconfidence
- Ninecampusgroupspassedresolutionsof nonconfindence in theboard.
- Thepresidentof theboardtriedinvaintoconvinceexecutivesnot tosupporttheupcomingmotionfor avoteof non-confidence.
- Thecountryfacesasituationoftotalnon-confidence inparliament.
- Raeintroducedthemotionof non-confidence thatbroughtdown hisgovernment.
- The mostimportantdecisionrulein aparliamentarydemocracyis theruleappliedto thevoteof non-confidenceprocedure.
Trusting and not trusting
- (you can) depend on/upon itidiom
- accept/takesomethingon faithidiom
- bank
- bank onsomeone/something
- believe
- believe insomething
- count
- distrustful
- faith
- have faith!idiom
- I wouldn't trustsomeoneas far as I could throwthemidiom
- keep faith withsomething/someoneidiom
- lean
- not trustsomeonean/one inchidiom
- put/placeyourfaith insomething/someoneidiom
- reliance
- reliant
- rely on/uponsomeone/something
- untrustworthiness
- untrustworthy
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Opposing & against
Opposite
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