party whip
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of party whip
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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MSPs like Pam Duncan-Glancy, Colin Smyth, Foysol Choudhury and John Mason have had their party whip removed and won't return to Holyrood.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Four MPs have had the party whip removed, meaning they will sit as independents in the House of Commons.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
Chief whip Lee Anderson said McMurdock, MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, "removed the party whip from himself" pending an investigation into allegations since published by the Sunday Times.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
Mr Holmes, who was elected at the previous general election in 2019, has also been made a shadow minister at the department, alongside frontbench roles at the Northern Ireland Office and as a party whip.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024
"We've got to set ourselves above petty bickerings and personal differences," interposed the Senator, cracking the party whip.
From The Ramrodders A Novel by Day, Holman
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