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单词 whipless
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whiplessadj.

Brit. /ˈwɪplᵻs/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪplᵻs/
Etymology: -less suffix.
Of a Member of Parliament: having resigned, or having been deprived of, the whip.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [adjective] > subjected to whip > not
unwhipped1959
whipless1962
1962 Guardian 13 Dec. 2/3 Mr Emrys Hughes, the ‘whipless’ Labour member for South Ayrshire.
1967 R. Butt Power of Parl. xii. 317 Opinions varied as to how far the ‘Whipless’ MPs suffered from social or other pressures from the parties they had deserted during their period in isolation.
1976 Times 23 Feb. 13/2 A small and whipless group of independent Labour MPs.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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