Function: noun
Date: 1834
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>
– par · ty-lin · er \ ˌ pär-t ē - ' l ī -n ə r \ noun