party line
the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist Party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
the guiding policy, tenets, or practices of a political party: The judge was chosen on party lines.
a telephone line connecting the telephones of a number of subscribers by one circuit to a central office, used in some rural areas.
the boundary line separating adjoining properties.
Origin of party line
1Other words from party line
- party-line, adjective
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How to use party line in a sentence
The vote on a resolution to remove Greene from her committee assignments broke along party lines, with nearly all Republicans opposing the resolution.
House punishes Republican lawmaker who promoted violent conspiracy theories | Taylor Hatmaker | February 5, 2021 | TechCrunchObama administration officials have cited the Bush administration for an exceptionally smooth transition in 2009, despite it happening across party lines.
‘Dear Bill’: The classy letters left in the Oval Office from one president to another | Gillian Brockell | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostJust like it’s irrational that they’d believe an election is fraudulent because of a political party line.
Friday’s vote, however, was largely along party lines, with Democrats voting overwhelmingly to support the federal decriminalization bill and all but five Republicans broadly opposing it.
House votes to decriminalize marijuana as GOP resists national shift on pot | Mike DeBonis | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostNo, what matters to its target audience is adherence to a party line.
My two days watching Newsmax, the network waging war on Fox News from the right | Emily VanDerWerff | November 12, 2020 | Vox
Taking to the small screen represents a big departure by Pippa from the Royal party line.
But the other couples are mainly devout Catholics who toe the party line when it comes to birth control and divorce.
Some Latino and African-American Democrats have already departed from the party line on immigration.
Class Issues, Not Race, Will Likely Seal the Next Election | Joel Kotkin | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt denies the true Muslim status of virtually all enemies, even active Islamists who do not toe the party line.
It had previously passed the Arizona State Senate on a party line vote.
"We'll hook old Mitch on our party line, sometime, Frank," he said.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke GallunThe party line between Whig and Tory turned ostensibly upon this issue.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenThis idea made the "party line" practicable, and at once created a boom in the use of the telephone by enterprising farmers.
The History of the Telephone | Herbert N. Casson"Company promised to finish the party line next month," answered Sandy.
Rimrock Trail | J. Allan DunnDuring the campaign, the line of division on annexation had been a party line—Democrats favoring; Whigs opposing.
The American Empire | Scott Nearing
British Dictionary definitions for party line
a telephone line serving two or more subscribers
the policies or dogma of a political party, to which all members are expected to subscribe
mainly US the boundary between adjoining property
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Other Idioms and Phrases with party line
The official policy of an organization or government, as in The current party line opposes legalized abortion in all cases. This term, dating from about 1830, was originally used for a political party's official policy but in the mid-1900s was almost exclusively applied to the rigid dicta of the Soviet Communist Party. Since then it has returned to looser use.
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