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Definition of party line
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
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party-liner \ ˌpär-tē-ˈlī-nər 
\ noun
\ nounExamples of party line in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Kavanaugh, who denied the allegations, was narrowly confirmed along party lines.
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CBS News, "Christine Blasey Ford: I was prepared for "being dismissed" for Brett Kavanaugh allegations," 18 Nov. 2019 All three voted on party lines against launching the formal impeachment inquiry being carried out by House Democratic leaders.
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oregonlive, "Gordon Sondland had influence on Capitol Hill long before he became ambassador, campaign contributions show," 8 Nov. 2019 Israel is a Democrat, DeSantis is a Republican, and the Senate vote was mostly on party lines.
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Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, "Was Broward senator asleep in his chair during Florida Senate debate on ex-sheriff Scott Israel?," 24 Oct. 2019 Democrats, who hold a majority in the chamber, had been expected to vote to table it on party lines.
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Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, "House Democrats reject resolution to censure Schiff over his handling of impeachment inquiry," 17 Oct. 2019 The House voted largely on party lines last month to zero out research and development for...
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Elbridge Colby And Mike Gallagher, WSJ, "INF Treaty Defenders Raise the Risk of Nuclear War," 30 June 2019 However, Trump’s approval rating is split on party lines.
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Tara Golshan, Vox, "Trump’s approval rating drops to Charlottesville levels during shutdown," 27 Dec. 2018 The House voted 73-71, mostly on party lines, with Democrats in favor and all Republicans against.
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Christopher Keating, courant.com, "House Approves UConn Graduate Assistants' Contract," 26 Apr. 2018 Contributing to Davis’s success in Congress was her willingness and reputation for being unafraid to work across party lines.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "As Rep. Susan Davis departs, San Diego loses its longest serving member and ‘true public servant’," 8 Sep. 2019
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