to be on a party line

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• party line — noun 1. ) count a telephone line shared by more than one customer 2. ) the party line the official policy or opinion of a political party that all its members are expected to support, especially in public: toe the party line (=obey it): an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• party line — n. 1. a line marking the boundary between adjoining properties ☆ 2. a single circuit connecting two or more telephone users with the exchange ☆ 3. [usually pl.] a political tenet regarded as a line, or boundary, beyond which a political party or… …   English World dictionary

• party line — party line, adj. /pahr tee luyn / for 1, 2; /pahr tee luyn / for 3, 4 1. the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, esp. of the Communist party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo. 2 …   Universalium

• party line — n [singular] the official opinion of a political party or other organization, which its members are expected to agree with and support follow/toe the party line (=to support the official opinion) ▪ He refused to toe the party line …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• party line — ► NOUN 1) a policy or policies officially adopted by a political party. 2) a telephone line shared by two or more subscribers …   English terms dictionary

• party line — index platform, policy (plan of action) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Party line (telephony) — In 20th century telephone systems, a party line (also multiparty line or Shared Service Line) is an arrangement in which two or more customers are connected directly to the same local loop. Prior to World War II in the United States, party lines… …   Wikipedia

• Party line — The phrase party line may refer to:*Party line (politics), an informal term for the agenda of a political party *Party line (telephony), a system where multiple telephone customers are connected to the same phone line * The Partyline Line (books) …   Wikipedia

• Party line (politics) — In politics, the line or the party line is an idiom for a political party or social movement s agenda, as well as specific ideological elements specific to the organization s partisanship. The common phrase toeing the party line describes a… …   Wikipedia

• party line — UK / US noun Word forms party line : singular party line plural party lines 1) the party line the official policy or opinion of a political party that all its members are expected to support, especially in public toe the party line (= obey it):… …   English dictionary

• Party-line vote — A party line vote in a deliberative assembly (such as a constituent assembly, parliament, or legislature) is a vote in which every member of a political party votes the same way (usually in opposition to other political parties with members of… …   Wikipedia