party line (English, noun)
expansion: party line (plural party lines)
Senses:
topics: communications
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
telecommunications
telephony
glosses: A single telephone line which is shared by two or more households. Formerly common from the inception of telephony (1880s) through the mid-twentieth century.
tags: historical
topics: government
politics
glosses: The official policy of a political party or other organization.
Forms:
form: party lines
tags: plural