Majority Whip
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The Majority Whip is a key party leadership position in the United States Senate responsible for mobilizing votes, enforcing party discipline, and assisting the Majority Leader in managing the legislative agenda.
Aliases (3)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legislative leadership position
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parliamentary role → party leadership position → |
| appliesTo |
both chambers of the United States Congress
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| country |
United States
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| electedBy |
members of the majority party in the chamber
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| etymology |
from the term "whipper-in" in English fox hunting
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| exerciseOfPower |
persuasion rather than formal sanctions
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| goal |
advance the majority party’s legislative priorities
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maximize party unity on key votes → |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
members of the majority party in the chamber
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| hasSubordinatePositions |
assistant whips
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deputy whips → |
| historicalOrigin |
derived from British parliamentary practice of party whips
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| influences |
legislative scheduling
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party voting strategy → |
| operatesWithin |
party conference or caucus
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| partOf |
party leadership in the United States House of Representatives
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party leadership in the United States Senate → |
| primaryFunction |
assisting the Majority Leader
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communicating party strategy to members → counting votes on pending legislation → enforcing party discipline → gathering information on member positions → mobilizing votes for the majority party → |
| rankInLeadership |
second-in-command to the Majority Leader in the Senate
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third-ranking position in House majority leadership → |
| relatedConcept |
floor leadership
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party discipline → whip system → |
| relatedOffice |
Assistant Majority Leader
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Majority Leader → Minority Whip → |
| reportsTo |
Majority Leader
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| requires |
belonging to the majority party in the chamber
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membership in the relevant legislative chamber → |
| responsibleFor |
disseminating talking points to party members
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ensuring party members are present for key votes → helping manage the legislative agenda of the majority party → maintaining an accurate vote count → organizing vote-whipping operations → persuading undecided members → relaying concerns of rank-and-file members to leadership → |
| supportsOffice |
House Majority Leader
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Senate Majority Leader → |
| termType |
internal party office
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| typeOfAuthority |
intra-party leadership authority
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| usedInChamber |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate → |
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Bob Dole
("Senate Majority Whip")
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Daniel Inouye ("Majority Whip of the United States Senate") → Everett Dirksen ("Senate Majority Whip") → Harry Reid ("Senate Majority Whip") → Hubert H. Humphrey ("Senate Majority Whip") → Hubert H. Humphrey ("Senate Majority Whip of the United States") → Lyndon B. Johnson ("Senate Majority Whip") → Mitch McConnell ("Senate Majority Whip") → Robert Byrd ("Senate Majority Whip") → Russell B. Long ("Senate Majority Whip") → Ted Stevens ("Senate Majority Whip") → |
positionHeld |
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United States Senate
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hasOfficerTitle |
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Senate Minority Whip
("Senate Majority Whip")
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hasOppositeRole |
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United States Senate leadership
("Senate Majority Whip")
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hasRole |
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Senate Minority Whip
("Senate Majority Whip")
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isCounterpartOf |