Whip – Chosen by party caucus as an assistant to the floor leader; job is to keep in touch with all members of the party, discover their voting intentions, and get them to the floor for a vote.
Bibliography & Resources for Dictionary: “How to Be An Effective Advocate,” National Association of State Boards of Education, 1981; White sheets; Section D, “The Legislative Process: How the Hill Works”; “Congressional Quarterly’s Pocket Guide to the Language of Congress”; Coalition on Human Needs – A Glossary of Federal Budget Terms; “Illinois Retired Teachers Journal” – “Legislative Definitions”; “Congressional Quarterly” – Mary Allen Jolley, AHEA, 9/76
Footnote:
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