Chief Whip

The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires.

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Famous quotes containing the words chief and/or whip:

    “Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways, and be wise. Without having any chief or officer or ruler, it prepares its food in summer, and gathers its sustenance in harvest.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 6:6-8.

    “Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?”
    —Diogenes of Sinope (c. 410–320 B.C.)