🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

voto de confianza

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈboto ðe koɱˈfjanθa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vote of confidence/ˈvoʊt əv ˈkɑn.fə.dəns/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El presidente convocó un voto de confianza para aprobar las reformas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A vote showing whether a majority supports a policy, government, or leader, especially in a parliamentary system.

    "The ruling government won the crucial vote of confidence by a narrow margin."
  2. 2

    An action or expression that clearly shows trust and support for someone or something.

    "The large investment from the tech giant was a major vote of confidence in the startup's future."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from parliamentary procedures where 'vote' stems from the Latin 'votum' (vow, wish) and 'confidence' from the Latin 'confidentia' (firm trust, reliance). It evolved during the 18th and 19th centuries within British constitutional traditions to describe a formal motion submitted in a legislature to determine whether a government still retains the support of the majority of members.

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