What is "party line"

n. 1 A single telephone line which is shared by two or more households. 2 The official policy of a political party or other organization.

1. n. the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines"

2. a telephone line serving two or more subscribers

Party line may refer to:

• Party line (politics), an informal term for the agenda of a political party
• Party line (telephony), a system where multiple telephone customers are connected to the same phone line
• The Partyline Line (books), a series of books by Carrie Austen

In politics, the line or the party line is an idiom for a political party or social movement's canon agenda, as well as specific ideological elements specific to the organization's partisanship. The common phrase toeing the party line describes a person who speaks in a manner that conforms to his political party's agenda. Likewise, a party-line vote is one in which most or all of the legislators from each political party voted in accordance with that party's policies. In several countries, a whip attempts to ensure this.

The Marxist-Leninist concept (see General line of the party) of democratic centralism involves strict adherence to, and defense of, a communist party's positions in public.

According to American educator Herbert Kohl, writing about debates in New York in the late 1940s and early 1950s,

On the other hand, in inner-party debate sessions, the line can be questioned, criticized, and changed if necessary.

Used loosely, the phrase "the party line" may also refer to the non-party organizations such as religious groups, business offices, or social network a that may have a semi-official organizational policy or position that is unrelated to any political party.

A party line (multiparty line, shared service line, party wire) is a local loop telephone circuit that is shared by multiple telephone service subscribers.

Party line systems were widely used to provide telephone service, starting with the first commercial switchboards in 1878. A majority of Bell System subscribers in the mid-20th century in the United States and Canada were serviced by party lines, which carried a billing discount over individual service; during wartime shortages, these were often the only available lines. British users similarly benefited from the party line discount. Farmers in rural Australia used party lines, where a single line spanned miles from the nearest town to one property and on to the next.

'Party Line ' is a 1988 independent slasher film directed by William Webb. The film focuses on a rich female operator of a party line who lures men to her home through her phone sex hotline so her disturbed brother ( Leif Garrett) can slit their throats with a straight razor. Richard Hatch is the detective investigating the deaths with Richard Roundtree playing his captain.

"Party Line" is a song by Brazilian singer Wanessa, launched for its EP, Você Não Perde por Esperar (2010). The song was written and produced by Wanessa, DJ Mister Jam.

"Party Line" is a song written and produced by Gregg Diamond and performed by the Andrea True Connection. The song reached #4 on the U.S. club chart, #85 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #95 on the R&B chart in 1976. The song appeared on her 1976 album, More, More, More.

"Party Line" is the opening track from The Kinks' 1966 album, Face to Face. The songwriting is credited to Ray Davies. On one of the earliest covers of the album (CVPV 76032.30), the song is credited R.Davies - D.Davies.