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party line

1. One or more of the policies or principles of a political party to which loyal members are expected to adhere.

2. A telephone circuit connecting two or more subscribers with the same exchange.

party liner, party-liner (pär

-l

r) n.

party line

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) a telephone line serving two or more subscribers

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the policies or dogma of a political party, to which all members are expected to subscribe

3. (Law) Chiefly US the boundary between adjoining property

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Noun	1.	party line - the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines" policy - a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"
	2.	party line - a telephone line serving two or more subscribers phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line, line - a telephone connection

Translations

party line n

a. (Pol) → linea del partito

b. (Telec) → duplex m inv

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party line (redirected from The party line)

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