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the whip
d. the whip: the discipline that goes with being a member of a party in Parliament; an MP's membership of a party.
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the whip1950
1950 W. Theimer & P. Campbell Encycl. World Politics 458/2 To decline the whip is a method of resignation from the party.
1955 Times 24 May 15/1 Some effort had been made to arrive at a non-intervention arrangement, but it broke down when Mr. Walker was asked if he would accept the Conservative whip.
1966 Listener 25 Aug. 289/1 If he is a member of the Labour Party, he is bound by the standing orders of the Parliamentary Labour Party... To defy the standing orders may involve the withdrawal of the whip.
1980 B. Castle Castle Diaries 12 The bitterness intensified when, in October 1971, sixty-nine Labour MPs, headed by Roy Jenkins, defied the Labour whip and voted for Mr. Heath's motion.
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