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Party whip   /pˈɑrti wɪp/   Listen
Party whip

noun
1.
A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline.  Synonym: whip.





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"Party whip" Quotes from Famous Books



... exceptionally well. What was new was the theory that the two party oligarchies were secretly one, that the fights between the parties were little more than sham fights. The ordinary party member was unaware of this secret conspiracy between the leaders and would obey the call of the party Whip and accept a sort of military discipline with the genuine belief that the defeat of his party would mean disaster to ...
— Gilbert Keith Chesterton • Maisie Ward


Words linked to "Party whip" :   legislator


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