party whip

noun

Within a legislative body, a member appointed by a political party and given the authority to ensure that all members of that party participate in voting and vote strictly as directed by the party in all votes where adherence to a party line is required.

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Meanings

nounparty whip (plural party whips)

plural party whips

  1. governmentWithin a legislative body, a member appointed by a political party and given the authority to ensure that all members of that party participate in voting and vote strictly as directed by the party in all votes where adherence to a party line is required.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

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Broader
legislator
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 黨鞭 /党鞭
  • 黨鞭 /党鞭 (dǎngbiān)political party function
Korean 원내총무
  • 원내총무 (wonnaechongmu)political party function
Malay whip
  • whippolitical party function
Norwegian Bokmål partipisk
  • partipiskpolitical party function
Tamil கொறடா, கொறாடா
  • கொறடா (koṟaṭā)political party function
  • கொறாடா (koṟāṭā)political party function
Cite this entry
APA

party whip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20whip

MLA

“party whip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20whip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “party whip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20whip.

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