nonconfidence

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English

Etymology

From non- +‎ confidence.

Noun

nonconfidence (uncountable)

  1. Absence of confidence (especially politically, as in a vote of no confidence).
    • 1990, Advances in motor development research:
      These were identified by observers as important signs and signals of confidence or nonconfidence.
    • 1995, Béla K Király, András Bozóki, Lawful revolution in Hungary, 1989-94:
      A motion of nonconfidence submitted against the prime minister shall be considered as a motion of nonconfidence against the government.