party line
noun
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
Leslie Bennetts 
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The Senate voted 29-7, mainly along party lines, to pass the legislation.
—Sara Cline, Fortune, 24 May 2024
California Senate lawmakers voted on party lines for SB 233, a bill from Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, that is intended to allow Arizona doctors to practice medicine in the Golden State until Arizona’s repeal of a Civil War-era law that bans all abortions goes into effect later this fall.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
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Sara Cline, Fortune, 24 May 2024
California Senate lawmakers voted on party lines for SB 233, a bill from Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, that is intended to allow Arizona doctors to practice medicine in the Golden State until Arizona’s repeal of a Civil War-era law that bans all abortions goes into effect later this fall.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
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“Party line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/party%20line. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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