confidence and supply

noun uncountable politicsBritish

UK /ˌkɒnfɪd(ə)ns ən səˈplaɪ/

1
an agreement by a smaller party to support a larger party and help it to stay in government, by voting with the larger party when it sets a budget and on other important matters
Synonyms and related words
Systems of government and types of government
absolutism
anarchy
associative democracy
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The concept of a confidence and supply agreement in UK politics dates at least as far back as the 1970s, when a minority Labour government was supported by the then Liberal Party, an arrangement popularly described as the ‘Lib-Lab pact’. More recently C&S agreements have helped form governments in Australia and New Zealand.
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单词	confidence and supply
释义	confidence and supply noun uncountable politicsBritish UK /ˌkɒnfɪd(ə)ns ən səˈplaɪ/ DEFINITIONS1 1 an agreement by a smaller party to support a larger party and help it to stay in government, by voting with the larger party when it sets a budget and on other important matters Synonyms and related words Systems of government and types of government absolutism anarchy associative democracy Featured as a BuzzWord! The concept of a confidence and supply agreement in UK politics dates at least as far back as the 1970s, when a minority Labour government was supported by the then Liberal Party, an arrangement popularly described as the ‘Lib-Lab pact’. More recently C&S agreements have helped form governments in Australia and New Zealand. Read more confidence and supply noun uncountable politicsBritish US /ˌkɑnfɪd(ə)ns ən səˈplai/ DEFINITIONS1 1 an agreement by a smaller party to support a larger party and help it to stay in government, by voting with the larger party when it sets a budget and on other important matters Synonyms and related words Systems of government and types of government absolutism anarchy associative democracy Featured as a BuzzWord! The concept of a confidence and supply agreement in UK politics dates at least as far back as the 1970s, when a minority Labour government was supported by the then Liberal Party, an arrangement popularly described as the ‘Lib-Lab pact’. More recently C&S agreements have helped form governments in Australia and New Zealand. Read more
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