Main Entry: party line

Function: noun

Date: 1834

1 : the policy or practice of a political party
2 : a single telephone circuit connecting two or more subscribers with the exchange —called also party wire
3 : the principles or policies of an individual or organization; also : the explanation or interpretation usually put forth <the party line that her mother was a saint — Leslie Bennetts>

— par·ty–lin·er \ˌpär-tē-ˈlī-nər\ noun