party line
noun
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
Leslie Bennetts 
Examples of party line in a Sentence
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The bill passed the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee along party lines and next goes to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
The votes were 51-48 and 51-49, both along party lines.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
The votes to kill the articles and adjourn the trial were along party lines, 51-49.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Johnson lost 19 Republicans on Tuesday in a procedural vote that traditionally falls along party lines.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
However, there are divisions among party lines about most policy solutions, such as how to treat those seeking asylum.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Much of the blowback from state attorneys general as well as lawmakers is along political party lines, coming from Republican quarters.
—Holly Ojalvo, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
The public's views differed considerably along party lines.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
But the new battles, about issues that don’t always break cleanly along party lines, have created a challenge for an administration trying to manage what is perhaps the nation’s most diverse school district.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
The votes were 51-48 and 51-49, both along party lines.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
The votes to kill the articles and adjourn the trial were along party lines, 51-49.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Johnson lost 19 Republicans on Tuesday in a procedural vote that traditionally falls along party lines.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
However, there are divisions among party lines about most policy solutions, such as how to treat those seeking asylum.
—Claudia Grisales, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Much of the blowback from state attorneys general as well as lawmakers is along political party lines, coming from Republican quarters.
—Holly Ojalvo, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
The public's views differed considerably along party lines.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
But the new battles, about issues that don’t always break cleanly along party lines, have created a challenge for an administration trying to manage what is perhaps the nation’s most diverse school district.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Party line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/party%20line. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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