vote of thanks

a vote of thanks

A formal speech used to express thanks and appreciation to someone or something else, encouraging those present to show their appreciation as well. I could tell Mike was expecting votes of thanks from everyone in the office when he retired, but we were all so sick of him by then that he just kind of shuffled out the door. We really ought to have someone deliver a vote of thanks at the end of the show to all the mentors who helped our kids on their projects.
See also: of, thanks, vote
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

vote of thanks

Fig. a speech expressing appreciation and thanks to a speaker, lecturer, organizer, etc., and inviting the audience to applaud. John gave a vote of thanks to Professor Jones for his talk. Mary was given a vote of thanks for organizing the dance.
See also: of, thanks, vote
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a vote of thanks
  • do someone or something justice
  • in token of
  • in token of (something)
  • in honor of
  • in honor of (someone or something)
  • in honour of somebody/something
  • comp
  • I see what you did there
  • How good is (someone or something)?
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Unfortunate indeed the AA speaker whose lecture, one gathers, exhibited a killjoy and complacent anti-Americanism; for Rowe then delivered, by previous invitation, the elaborately contemptuous vote of thanks reprinted here.
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