three-line whip

美 [ˌθriː laɪn ˈwɪp]英 [ˌθriː laɪn ˈwɪp]
  • n.紧急通知(英国政党领袖要求其议员必须参加投票和如何投票的书面通知)

复数: three-line whips

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noun

紧急通知(英国政党领袖要求其议员必须参加投票和如何投票的书面通知)
(in Britain) a written notice to Members of Parliament from their party leaders telling them that they must be present at a particular vote and must vote in a particular way

three-line whip

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (要求某政党议员参加议会并按照要求就某议题投票的)紧急指令
    A three-line whip is a situation where the MPs in a political party are ordered to attend parliament and vote in a particular way on a particular issue.

  1. First , it exposed the scale of Euroscepticism in the Tory party : 81 of its MPs defied both Mr Cameron 's pleas and a three-line whip to support the motion .

    首先,它暴露出保守党内部有相当数量的反亲欧派存在:81位保守党议员不顾卡梅伦的再三呼吁和一再谴责,执意提出这一议案。