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whip in

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verb

  1. (intr) to perform the duties of a whipper-in to a pack of hounds

  2. (tr) to keep (members of a political party, etc) together

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He lost the Tory whip in October 2023 when he was arrested by police.

From BBC

Durbin is also the Democratic whip in the Senate and serves as the ranking member of Senate Judiciary Committee.

From Barron's

Durbin is also the Democratic whip in the Senate and serves as the ranking member of Senate Judiciary Committee.

From Barron's

The move means that three Reform councillor have lost the whip in Warwickshire over the past three weeks.

From BBC

The party is undertaking an investigation and Lord Doyle's Labour whip in the House of Lords has been withdrawn while this is ongoing.

From BBC

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