censure motion
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A formal proposal in a parliament or assembly to criticize a person or policy.
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- The opposition party has tabled a censure motion against the Prime Minister.
- The government narrowly survived the censure motion by just five votes.
- Parliament will debate the censure motion tomorrow afternoon.
- A censure motion was filed following the minister's controversial remarks.
- If the censure motion passes, it could trigger a vote of no confidence.
- The rebels threatened to support the motion of censure against their own party leader.
- During the debate on the censure motion, the chamber was filled with heated arguments.
- News reports confirmed that a formal censure motion has been officially submitted.
- After intense negotiations, the smaller party agreed to withdraw its censure motion.
- Passing a censure motion is a serious expression of disapproval by the legislative body.