PARTY LINE


Meaning of PARTY LINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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 ˌpär-tē-ˈlī-nər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.