Many people say the coach should be fired, but he was given a 'vote of confidence' by the team president this week. [=the team president said that he supports and has confidence in the coach]
Doctors cannot betray the 'confidence' of their patients. [=cannot reveal their patients' personal information to other people]
Your personal information will be kept 'in strict/strictest confidence'. [=no one will be told your personal information]
(..) You know, psychology journals, Internet research, and there's this great show on VH- about how to pick up girls. Oh, if only I had his confidence. I have such difficulty speaking to women, or around women... or at times even effeminate men. If that's a working stethoscope, (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Middle Earth Paradigm Season: 1 Episode 6