party whip
Legislative discipline officer
A party whip is a legislative official responsible for ensuring party members vote according to leadership's wishes.
The whip counts votes, enforces discipline, and communicates between leadership and rank-and-file members.
The whip twisted arms to get enough votes for the bill.
In parliamentary systems, a whip also refers to the instruction itself: a three-line whip demands mandatory attendance.
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- caucusParty selection meeting
- rank and fileOrdinary members collectively
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- arm twistingForceful persuasion tactics
toeing the line · allegiance · elections · backbenchers · political faction · roll call vote · parliamentary system · voting bloc · cloture · shadow cabinet · legislative agenda · interest group · coalition building · floor debate · agenda setting · parliamentary procedure · majority leader · Nancy Pelosi
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- Canadian ParliamentHouse of Commons, Senate, Parliament Hill, MP, senator
- Canadian PoliticsPierre Trudeau, Justin Trudeau, premier, legislature, MLA
- Legislative LeadersSpeaker of the House, Senate leader, majority leader, minority leader, floor leader
- legislatorslegislator, lawmaker, member of parliament, state senator, assemblyman
party whipmaverick
Independent-minded rule-breaker
independent · rebel · dissenter · defector · free agent
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