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ti ˈlaɪn noun
1.
the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
2.
the guiding policy, tenets, or practices of a political party: The judge was chosen on party lines.
3.
a telephone line connecting the telephones of a number of subscribers by one circuit to a central office, used in some rural areas.
4.
the boundary line separating adjoining properties.
Origin:
1825–35, Americanism
1825–35, Americanism
Related forms
par·ty-line, adjective
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| party line | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a telephone line serving two or more subscribers |
| 2. | the policies or dogma of a political party, to which all members are expected to subscribe |
| 3. | chiefly (US) the boundary between adjoining property |
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