head-kicker

plural head-kickers

1. AustraliaA member of a group, particularly a political party or trade union, who maintains internal discipline by firmly ensuring members follow rules and directions.

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   When the number of informals got into the high twenties, some number crunchers in the Right realised that if another handful of votes could be declared invalid, quota would drop from 18 to 17 and they would pick up an extra position, not the Left. Unfortunately, nobody told Right head-kicker Joe Tripodi, who reportedly kept insisting Right votes were valid, much to the horror of some of his fellow Right-wingers.

   2000 July 24, “Number games”, in Chaser, page 21