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whip in

verb

  1. (intr) to perform the duties of a whipper-in to a pack of hounds

  2. (tr) to keep (members of a political party, etc) together

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Texas state Rep. Venton Jones, the House minority whip in Texas, told Salon that national Democrats need to realize that “there’s a bigger plan at play and we need to wake up and address that as a nation.”

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With an air of elegance that says, “Yes, this has Cool Whip in it, but she studied abroad.”

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Tom Emmer is a senior member of Congress, serving as Majority Whip in the House of Representatives.

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Former Labour leader Corbyn was re-elected as an independent MP for Islington North after losing the Labour whip in 2020.

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Whip in a little extra air with an immersion blender or fold in crème fraîche for something closer to a mousse.

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