English Explanatory Dictionary

three-line whip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A directive to MPs from party leaders to vote in a particular way in parliament, despite what the MP might believe or what his or her constituents might like.
  2. An imperative order.

Word forms

three-line whip three-line whips

Etymology

From the triple underlining of very important votes on “the whip” — a document detailing upcoming business distributed weekly to British MPs by party managers.

Related words

single-line whip one-line whip two-line whip double-line whip
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