| 释义 |
vote of censureˌvote of ˈcensure noun (plural votes of censure) [countable]   - Its only real weapon over the government is that it can propose a vote of censure.
- The Labour Party had put down a vote of censure and there was much rumbling on the Tory backbenches.
- The reprimand stops just short of a vote of censure, which would have forced Gingrich to resign as speaker.
- When Parliament returned, the Opposition would take the matter up and proceed to a vote of censure.
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