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The '''whip''' in a legislature is the person in each [[political party]] responsible for counting the votes beforehand and "whipping" members of the party into voting on a bill as the party leadership desires. | The '''whip''' in a legislature is the person in each [[political party]] responsible for counting the votes beforehand and "whipping" members of the party into voting on a bill as the party leadership desires. | ||
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Revision as of 02:28, March 20, 2010
The whip in a legislature is the person in each political party responsible for counting the votes beforehand and "whipping" members of the party into voting on a bill as the party leadership desires.