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party line

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party line
n.
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 (pärt-lnr) n.

party line
n
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.party line - the policy of a political groupparty 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
Translations
party line n
a. (Pol) → linea del partito
b. (Telec) → duplex m inv


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At press time, Dede Scozzafava, the New York state pol who was handpicked by New York state Republican Party bosses--and cleared by the Republican National Congressional Committee--was mulling over placing her name on the Working Families Party line in the special election to fill new Army secretary Rep.
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