Examples of 'government whip' in a sentence

Meaning of "government whip"

A government whip is a member of a political party who is responsible for ensuring party discipline and attendance among its members in parliament or legislative bodies. The role of a government whip is to assist in coordinating party activities, maintaining control over party members' voting and attendance, and communicating the party's position on legislative matters. Government whips often play a crucial role in the functioning of parliamentary systems

How to use "government whip" in a sentence

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I thank the government whip for his intervention.
Levac was named chief government whip.
What the chief government whip has said is very clear.
I was actually with the government whip.
The government whip is therefore the only person who does not support this.
Gunewardene was also the chief government whip during this time.
The chief government whip himself admitted he does not know what the circumstances are.
The House has heard the proposal of the chief government whip.
His successor as Chief Government Whip will be announced in the coming days.
Mark Holland remains chief government whip.
The Chief Government Whip may present a petition on behalf of cabinet ministers.
During his time in Parliament Lightbown served as a government whip.
He had also acted as government whip and Deputy Speaker and was currently Speaker.
Ginette Petitpas Taylor becomes deputy government whip.
I thank the Government Whip for his advice.

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He has also served as Government Whip.
I thank the Chief Government Whip for his assistance in this regard.
This is extremely inconsistent, as the deputy government whip says.
Secretary of State and Chief Government Whip wishes to rise on a point of order.
I can now hear another point of order, that of the chief government whip.
He served as a government whip in the Liberal administrations of Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell.
In the war-time coalition government, he was a government whip.
The chief government whip expressed himself as being disappointed, disturbed, annoyed and upset.
The hon. member said the chief government whip did not do it the last time.
He was promoted to become a Lord Commissioner to the Treasury and Government Whip in 1989.
I assume the hon. chief government whip seeks unanimous consent to carry the motion.
As a result, all 51 Deputies were taking the government whip.
Does the hon. chief government whip have unanimous consent?
He served in that position until July 2011, when he was instead made government whip.
Chief Government Whip will have 15 seconds to respond.
In February 2013 as part of the Wynne government, she was appointed as chief government whip.
Is the government Whip ready?
In 2007 she left this role to become an assistant Government Whip.
He served briefly as a government whip in 1994 in the Conservative government of John Major.
He returned to political life in 2002 as a senior adviser to John Hargreaves, the Government Whip.
She was made an assistant government whip during the reshuffle on 9 January 2018.
In June 2009 she was promoted to become an Assistant Government Whip.
Mr. Milliken, As the chief government whip says, five times.
He became a government whip in early 1976, when Jim Callaghan replaced Harold Wilson.
Hard right . - A government whip.
McGrath was appointed Government Whip following the 2008 election.
He finished in second place some 18,345 votes behind the then Government Whip Michael Portillo.
In 2001, her appointment as an Assistant Government Whip was announced without her knowledge and consent.
Re-elected for a third mandate in 1993, was appointed Chief Government Whip by the Prime Minister.

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