three-line whip

短语

n. 英政党领袖给党员的紧急命令（指示本党议员按某）

词形变化

three-line whips 复数 three-line whips

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    英国 政治
  2. 2.

    An imperative order.

    幽默 引申义

    I have to go shopping with the wife, I'm afraid. She's given me a three-line whip.

词源

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

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