legislator vs whip

whip vs legislator

legislator and whip both are nouns.

legislator is not a verb while whip is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
legislator	Yes	No	No	No
whip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, whip is a hyponym of legislator; that is, whip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than legislator:

legislator: someone who makes or enacts laws
whip: a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

Other hyponyms of legislator include backbencher, representative, crossbencher, deputy, filibuster, filibusterer, floor leader, frontbencher, majority leader, minority leader, Member of Parliament, Parliamentarian, senator, party whip.

legislator (noun)	whip (noun)
someone who makes or enacts laws	a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
	an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
	(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
	a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
	a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

legislator (verb)	whip (verb)
	subject to harsh criticism
	defeat thoroughly
	beat severely with a whip or rod
	whip with or as if with a wire whisk
	strike as if by whipping
	thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

Difference between legislator and whip

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