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	Whip - LoveToKnow 1911
		In English parliamentary usage, a "whip" is a member (or members) chosen by the leader or leaders of a political party for the special duty of securing the attendance of the other members of that party on all necessary occasions, the term being abbreviated from the whipper-in of a hunt.
		The chief whip of the government holds the office of patronage secretary to the treasury, so called because when offices were freely distributed to secure the support of members, it was his chief duty to dispose of the patronage to the best advantage of his party.
		He is assisted by three junior whips, who are officially appointed as junior lords of the treasury; their salaries are £1000 a year each, while the patronage secretary has a salary of £ 2000.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Whip (493 words)

	UK Parliament - pagovopp
		Whips have an important role in party business within Parliament, particularly when the voting strengths of the main parties are close, as in the 1992-1997 parliament.
		In the Commons the party Whips consist of the Chief Whip and, in the three main parties, the Deputy Chief Whip and a varying number of junior Whips.
		The Opposition Chief Whip receives advance notice of the Government's business programme each week, and no final decision is taken by the Government until after consultation with him or her.
	www.parliament.uk /works/pagovopp.cfm (1162 words)

	Chief Whip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons is assisted by the Deputy Chief Whip, Whips, and Assistant Whips.
		The Deputy Chief Whip is Treasurer of HM (Her Majesty's) Household, the next two Whips are Comptroller of HM Household and Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household, and the remaining Whips are Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.
		The Government Chief Whip is usually appointed Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, while the Deputy Chief Whip is usually appointed Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chief_Whip (911 words)

	Chief Whip's Annual Report 1997
		As Chief Whip, I have the ultimately political responsible for the activities of the ANC in Parliament.
		Whips have a specific responsibility to ensure that there is full attendance, that Committees are always quorate, and that the ANC is always properly represented.
		By appointing a Whip to each committee, the ANC has placed a strategic political manager in every Committee, able to support the work of the ANC Chairperson, to guide colleagues on behalf of the Chief Whip, and to provide a crucial political link between backbenchers and the Executive.
	www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/misc/chiefwhip.html (4649 words)

	Chief Whip: Glossary item: Glossary (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		The government chief whip, whose official title is parliamentary secretary to the Treasury, is appointed by the prime minister and is responsible to him.
		The chief whip has to maintain party discipline and to try to ensure that members of the party vote with the government in important debates.
		The chief whip is a member of the Cabinet.
	www.theyworkforyou.com /glossary/?gl=8 (146 words)

	Britain: Government member says war is "not a matter of conscience"
		The outburst came when Armstrong, Labour’s Chief Whip, responsible for ensuring backbenchers support the government in the House of Commons, called MP Paul Marsden into her office to give him a dressing down.
		The lengths to which the government is prepared to go in stifling opposition to its war drive is revealed by last week’s exchange in the Chief Whip’s office, which Marsden subsequently passed on to the press.
		Labour Whips are answerable directly to the prime minister, until recently being housed adjacent to his official residence at No 10 Downing Street.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2001/oct2001/war-o24.shtml (1088 words)

	Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria : :News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Assemblyman who is also the chief whip of the House and eyeing the Ini/Ikono Federal Constituency Seat, pledged to translate his experience into an effective representation at that level if he is given the mandate to represent his people come next year in that capacity.
		Chief Akpan thanked the group for the visit and encouraged them to be firm in standing by the truth always.
		On the gold service award presented to him by the youths, the chief whip expressed satisfaction that his little efforts towards rural transformation; youth empowerment; among other things, had been recognized.
	www.akwaibomstategov.com /news2-2.asp?ID=2577 (292 words)

	Whip (politics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires.
		In the Senate the Government Whip is Senator Jeannie Ferris and the Opposition Whip is Senator George Campbell.
		In both the House and the Senate, the Minority Whip is the second highest-ranking individual in the minority party (the party with the lesser number of legislators in a legislative body), outranked only by the Minority Leader.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whip_(politics) (782 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 747 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Chief Whip Khondkar Delwar Hossain was admitted to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) and Hospital with lung infection yesterday.
		The chief whip is undergoing "conservative" treatment under Prof Abdullah AL Shafi Majumdar in Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of the hospital, medical sources said.
		Prof Majumdar told the news agency that the chief whip is suffering from lung infection that also resulted in failure of the left ventricle of his heart.
	www.thedailystar.net /2006/07/04/d60704012819.htm (98 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 637 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Khandaker Delwar Hossain is entitled to Tk 1 lakh a month for his livelihood as the chief whip, but he has been taking additional Tk 1 lakh every month since July 2004 as entertainment cost for his office.
		The chief whip directed the officials at his office to look into the situation about the expenditure and essential taken from the Parliament Secretariat and the cafeteria.
		In accordance with the laws pertaining to the remuneration, allowances and other facilities of the ministers, the chief whip is entitled to have at least Tk 12 lakh a year.
	www.thedailystar.net /2006/03/14/d6031401075.htm (686 words)

	Guardian \| Chief whip on rack as warning signs ignored
		Whips are the crucial link between the party hierarchy and the rank-and-file MPs, ensuring that backbenchers know which votes are crucial, attend them and vote according to the party line even if they have to be bullied or bribed to do so.
		Ms Armstrong, who inherited her North West Durham seat from her father, has faced criticism from colleagues almost since her appointment as chief whip in 2001, not least because she had never served in the whips' office.
		The whips anticipated they would lose but dramatically underestimated the scale of the rebellion.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5388686-103685,00.html (413 words)

	Roger Williams
		The term ‘whip’ dates back to the eighteenth century when party officials were likened to the men on the hunting field who “whipped in” the hounds, keeping the pack together.
		There is one chief whip per party, a deputy chief whip and several junior whips (numbers vary according to party size).
		All whips are MPs and they are chosen by their party leader (or, in the case of the governing party, by the prime minister).
	www.rogerwilliams.org.uk /html/parliament/parliament.html (1646 words)

	Majority Whip : James E. Clyburn : Meet The Whip Team :
		My whip team will be ready to work in the first hundred hours of the new session to honor the campaign promises we made this year.
		Chief Deputy Whips were selected by Speaker-Designate Nancy Pelosi in consultation with Majority Whip-elect Clyburn.
		On January 4, 2005, she was sworn in as a member of the U. House of Representatives to continue this fight as the Congresswoman from Florida's 20th Congressional District.
	majoritywhip.house.gov /meet_team.html (490 words)

	Congresswoman Diana DeGette, Representing Colorado's First District: Homepage
		Chief Deputy Whip Diana DeGette is a fourth generation Coloradoan, educated at Denver's South High School and Colorado College.
		She has risen steadily in the Whip organization since her first term in Congress, serving for six years as Regional Whip and two years as the Democratic Floor Whip.
		The Whip’s job is to keep track of how Democratic Members of Congress plan to vote on important issues.
	www.house.gov /degette/about.shtml (824 words)

	chief whip definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		chief whip definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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		leading member of British political party: the most senior of a British political party's whips, whose role is to maintain party discipline and ensure that party members attend and vote at debates in the Houses of Parliament
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_561502627/chief_whip.html (100 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news ANC to appoint new chief whip Monday
		Yengeni announced his resignation as party whip but said he would remain an ordinary MP pending his trial for corruption arising from investigations into the multi-billion rand arms deal.
		Eyewitness News reported that as chief whip of the majority party in Parliament, Yengeni received a minimum annual salary of R396 000 compared with R302 000 for other MPs.
		Pan Africanist Congress chief whip Patricia de Lille said Yengeni had done the honourable thing, especially as he held such a senior position.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/815750.htm (303 words)

	:: CHIEF WHIP KEEPS COUNCILLORS IN LINE ::
		In his second term as chief whip in the City council, Bafana Sithole keeps a firm grip on the smooth running of the council.
		The chief whip has a long political history spanning more than three decades.
		After the local government elections in December 2000, Sithole was appointed the council chief whip; he was re-elected to the post following the 2006 council elections in March.
	www.joburg.org.za /2006/june/june1_chiefwhip.stm (774 words)

	Department of the Taoiseach - Role of Minister of State (Chief Whip)
		The Government Chief Whip is the most senior Minister of State and is usually the only Minister of State to attend Government Meetings.
		The Chief Whip is also assigned the functions relating to the Central Statistics Office.
		The role of the Whip is primarily that of the disciplinarian for all Government Parties i.e.
	www.taoiseach.gov.ie /index.asp?locID=422&docID=-1 (135 words)

	Majority Whip : James E. Clyburn : Iraq Whip Team Shifts Into Gear :
		Despite the defection of at least one Chief Deputy Majority Whip, Democratic leaders have begun a full-court press on their Caucus to round up crucial support as the House prepares to take up the $124 billion Iraq War supplemental spending bill this week.
		“If there is some recalcitrance within the whip organization, we have organized it in such a way to be able to accommodate that,” Clyburn said, citing the numerous layers of the whip team, which is divided by geographic region as well as internal caucuses.
		Clyburn also asserted that two members of the whip operation, whom he did not name, remain either opposed to or undecided on the legislation but continue to push the measure on behalf of the leadership, and have reported support from their colleagues.
	democraticwhip.house.gov /iraq_whip_team_shifts_into_gear.html (856 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> TC chief whip under fire for hobnobbing with BJP
		Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief whip in the Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay on September 7 came under fire from party chief Mamata Banerjee for "hobnobbing" with BJP and inviting Communication Minister Promode Mahajan for a tea-party at his residence defying the party's decision to stay away from the NDA.
		The TC Chief who was at loggerhead with Bandopadhyay, her one-time close associate on the Eastern Railway bifurcation issue, categorically said that the party did not approve of his move to invite senior BJP minister Promode Mahajan for tea-party.
		The TC chief said that the party's decision could only be changed by the working committee.
	news.indiainfo.com /2002/09/07/07mamta.html (266 words)

	Chief Whip sues five editors for defamation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Chief Whip Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday filed five defamation cases against the Editors, Printers and Reporters of the Prothom Alo, Daily Jugantor, Janakantha, Ajker Kagoj and the Sangbad.
		Chief Whip of Parliament Khandaker Delwar Hossain appeared before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court and filed the cases for reports published in the national dailies on March 13, 14 and 18 about alleged sending of rice, pulses and other daily necesaries to his residence from the cafeteria of the Parliament.
		Other accused journalists of different dailies were issued summons and April 16 was scheduled as the next date of the cases.
	nation.ittefaq.com /artman/exec/view.cgi/50/26848/printer (149 words)

	The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Chief Whip denies encroachment charge
		Chief Whip produces documents to prove land is regularised
		HYDERABAD: Even as Government Chief Whip N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday denied the charge of encroaching Government land in Banjara Hills here, the Telugu Desam Party has demanded that he be sacked if he failed to surrender the land immediately.
		At a media conference, he produced documents to prove that the land abutting his house in Sri Venkateswara Housing Society was regularised.
	www.hindu.com /2006/11/06/stories/2006110605710400.htm (321 words)

	Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia -- News Headlines
		Kuala Lumpur: The Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) is answerable to the Chief Whip and bound by the party rules and discipline at all times throughout the parliamentary sessions, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said Tuesday.
		As such, it must abide by the Chief Whip's instruction and not raise the question of allowing the BN MPs to vote according to their conscience as contained in its statement issued on Monday, he said.
		Mohamed Nazri said, however, that the whip could be "lifted" if it was felt that an issue had public and national interest and the BN members would be informed of this to enable them to vote to support a motion moved by the opposition.
	www.dailyexpress.com.my /news.cfm?NewsID=41940 (578 words)

	Government Whips
		The Government Chief Whip is the Cabinet Minister responsible for timetabling and securing the passage of Bills through the House of Commons and successfully completing the Government's legislative programme.
		The Chief Whip is supported by 15 Government Ministers (Whips) who are responsible for delivering the Government's Parliamentary objectives on a daily basis.
		The Whips are also responsible for communicating the concerns of members to those departments to whom they have departmental responsibility.
	www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk /ministerial_responsibilities/government_whips (262 words)

	IOL: Chief whip hits out at sex pest allegations
		ANC chief whip Mbulelo Goniwe, who has been accused of sexual harassment, says he will reveal his side of the story.
		She said the woman had received a flood of hostile phone calls since she first lodged a complaint against Goniwe from "brazen" people who were not afraid to reveal who they were.
		She said the common message was: "You are playing with danger; you are marring the chief whip's political career and even your (the victim's) career," said Mentor.
	www.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20061113023950671C332705 (665 words)

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