three-line whip

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  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. UK
    — Since the metaphysical status of egg-casing is not one on which the church has yet pronounced, opposition appears based on "yuck" and nothing else. But yuck has become diktat, with Catholic MPs up to cabinet level being given a three-line whip by their bishops.
  2. An imperative order. broadly,humorous
    — I have to go shopping with the wife, I'm afraid. She's given me a three-line whip.

词形变化

three-line whips plural

词汇关系

相关词
single-line whip one-line whip two-line whip double-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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