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party line
[pahr-tee lahyn, pahr-tee lahyn]
noun
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.
party line
noun
a telephone line serving two or more subscribers
the policies or dogma of a political party, to which all members are expected to subscribe
the boundary between adjoining property
Other Word Forms
- party-line adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of party line1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Ross accused Green and SNP MSPs of "toeing the party line" instead of backing a bill that could save lives.
Keeping those marginal rates permanently intact was a key feature of the law, which the Republican-controlled House and Senate passed along party lines.
Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist University Institute for Public Opinion, said his polling suggested Americans were largely split down party lines when it came to assigning fault for the shutdown.
Hence their willingness to fire employees or deplatform entertainers who do not toe the party line.
Republicans in Congress have generally been toeing the party line with their response to Kimmel's suspension as the nation is shaken by the political and cultural aftershocks of Kirk's killing.
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