three-line whip
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˌθriː.laɪn ˈwɪp/us/ˌθriː.laɪn ˈwɪp/In the UK a three-linewhipis aninstructiongiven to Members of Parliament by theleadersoftheirpartytellingthem they mustvotein the way that thepartywantsthem to on aparticularsubject.
(政党领袖要求该党议员按照党的要求投票的)紧急指令UK politics: government administration & organization
- awkward
- backbench
- Brexit
- collectivization
- hung parliament
- lord
- parliamentary
- partition
- PMQs
- policy-maker
- policy-making
- reprivatize
- reshuffle
- soviet
- the awkward gangidiom
- the House of Commons
- the House of Lords
- the Houses of Parliament
- upper house
- Westminster