Chief Whip definition

Chief Whip means the Chief Whip of the Majority Party;
Chief Whip means the Whip of the ruling party in the Council who must, together with other Whips ensure the smooth functioning of the Council, or the member so designated by the political parties in the Council who do not enjoy an outright majority.
Chief Whip means the Councillor elected by the majority of the Members of Council who provides a supportive function to the Council, in conjunction with the Whips, to ensure the smooth functioning of Council meetings;

Examples of Chief Whip in a sentence

  • Ensure that the Whip of each political party represented in the municipal council as well as the Chief Whip of Council maintains discipline during any meeting.

  • The Leader of the House of Lords and Lords Chief Whip should be consulted where a statement is to be made in the House of Lords in the first instance.

  • When the Party is not in Government, MPs in the Shadow Cabinet shall be appointed by the Party Leader, as shall the Chief Whip.

  • The Chief Whip should also be consulted and no commitments to make such appointments should be entered into until such approval is received.

  • The Chief Whip of the Majority Party may attend Cabinet meetings and speak, but not vote on any item under discussion.


More Definitions of Chief Whip

Chief Whip means the person elected as the Chief Whip of the Council; “Committee” shall mean any committee established in the municipality, including committees established in terms of section 79 and 80 of the Structures Act; “Constitution” shall mean the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;
Chief Whip means the Member designated as the Chief Whip by the parliamentary party or parties forming the Government;
Chief Whip means the person elected as Chief Whip of Council;
Chief Whip means a member of the governing party in Parliament appointed from among members of his party whose role is to ensure that members of his party are disciplined in Parliament;
Chief Whip. , means a political officer in the Council whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the Council attend and vote as the Council’s Leadership desires;
Chief Whip means a Councilor chosen by the majority party providing a supportive function to the Council, in conjunction with the Political Whips, ensuring the smooth functioning of Council and committee meetings;
Chief Whip means a member of a political party represented in the Provincial Parliament designated by that political party in terms of Rule 79 to lead the whippery of that party;