chief whip
noun[Cusually singular]
(alsoChief Whip)uk/ˌtʃiːf ˈwɪp/us/ˌtʃiːf ˈwɪp/in manyelectedpoliticalsystems, amemberof apoliticalpartyin aparliament, etc., who is inchargeof makingcertainthat otherpartymembersarepresentatvotingtimeand that theyvotein aparticularway. In the Britishpoliticalsystem, thechiefwhipof thegoverningpoliticalpartyinparliamentis also amemberof thecabinet(=groupofimportantgovernmentministers)and has thepositionof ParliamentarySecretaryto the Treasury:
Castagnetti waschiefwhipof theItaliancentre-left Margheritaparty.卡斯塔涅蒂曾任意大利中左翼政党自由雏菊党的首席党鞭。
Theywalkedthe fewyardsback to the Chief Whip'sofficein DowningStreet.他们走了几步回到了唐宁街的首席党鞭办公室。
Organizations - position & status
- ambassador
- anti-elite
- anti-elitist
- apparatchik
- back seat
- counterpart
- fish
- grassroots
- high-ranking
- honorary
- junior
- lapsed
- marzipan layer
- opposite number
- rank
- reach
- spokesman
- superordinate
- thane
- warranted
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Government ministers & civil servants