Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confidence motion

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: con-fi-dence -mo-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of vote of no confidence.

noun

A regular motion that serves as an informal indicator of confidence in the current leader or government.

Informal

Example Sentences

"If Mr Johnson lost a confidence motion, he could abandon no-deal to try to regain MPs’ confidence. Failing that, unless an alternative government is formed, a general election would follow."
"Deputy Chief Whip Craig Whittaker told them it will be a “100% hard” three-line whip, saying: “This is not a motion on fracking. This is a confidence motion in the Government.”"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

confidence motions (plural)

Synonyms

vote of no confidence

Questions

What does confidence motion mean?: Synonym of vote of no confidence.

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