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the policy of a political group
He won in a vote along party lines - a telephone line serving two or more subscribers
How To Use party line In A Sentence
- Perhaps it comes straight out of that party line dictionary that was written in a smoke-filled room in Sevastapol Street by the same faceless Provo apparatchik who a few years back advocated the practically endless use of the term 'securocrat'. Archive 2009-01-01
- No senator crossed party lines in the voting.
- Saying McCain flip-flops is a good thing – it means he analyzes the issue and votes based on the facts as they are presented at that time, rather than towing the party line. McCain will again question Obama's judgment
- The obvious worry is that the site will come under the control of the prime minister's press spokesman and therefore become little more than an extension of the Party line.
- Again, my ideas on how promoting principles in politics would be achieved is sketchy, this is something that would be hard as it goes against one of the main aims of politics – toeing the party line. My Response To Power 2010: BBC Bias and Principled Politicians « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings…
- What remains ultimately worrisome is the way theological liberalism has congealed into an ideology, an ideology that will brook no opposition to the party line.
- Yeah, because I don't buy into Dan Brownian theories -- such as they are -- I'm "credulous," and toeing the "party line. Heroes Con + Wizard World Philly | Catching up on the weekend’s news | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment
- Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines
- Many can only parrot the party line. Times, Sunday Times
- It's almost as if people feel the need to apologize if they don't follow some party line.