three-line whip (English, noun)
expansion: three-line whip (plural three-line whips)
Senses:
topics: government
politics
glosses: A directive to MPs from party leaders to vote in a particular way in parliament, despite what the MP might believe or what his or her constituents might like.
tags: UK
glosses: An imperative order.
tags: broadly
humorous
Forms:
form: three-line whips
tags: plural