party line

noun

Definition of party linenext
as in conventional wisdom

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Recent Examples of party line The bill passed the state House and Senate along party lines. — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026 Support and opposition for the bill does not fall neatly along party lines, reflecting the national reach of SEC and Big Ten schools and broader divisions in Congress. — Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 She was ultimately confirmed in a near-party line vote. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 17 June 2026 The votes fell strictly along party lines, with every Republican member supported the nullification of a landmark conservation policy that 99 percent of Americans wanted to keep. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for party line
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conventional wisdom
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  • When box office sales plummeted during the pandemic, conventional wisdom held that members of Gen Z might not return to the movie theater.
    — Kelenna Onukwugha, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026
  • At the outset of the race, the conventional wisdom among Michigan Democrats was that Stevens was the clear favorite, and that El-Sayed and McMorrow would compete with each other to emerge as her challenger.
    — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
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