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
On Wednesday, Sarwar told reporters Duncan-Glancy had lost the party whip due to a fresh investigation looking into new information.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
He told reporters Duncan-Glancy had lost the party whip due to a fresh investigation looking into "new information".
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 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
They continue to imagine that the clique of some club-house controls public events, and that the whisper of the party whip is all-powerful with the constituencies.
From Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day by Robbins, Alfred Farthing
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