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 their 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. Politics is the process by which individuals or relatively small groups attempt to exert influence over the actions of an organization. ... An idiom is an expression (i. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... American Civil Rights Movement is one of the most famous social movements of the 20th century. ... Look up Agenda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Partisan (political) in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In politics, a partisan is a person who supports a cause, party, or goal fervently, usually to the exclusion of all others. ...

The Marxist-Leninist concept of democratic centralism involves strict adherence to, and defense of, a communist party's positions in public, while in inner-party debate sessions, the line can be questioned, criticized, and changed if necessary. Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... Democratic centralism is the name given to the principles of internal organization used by Leninist political parties, and the term is sometimes used as a synonym for any Leninist policy inside a political party. ... In modern usage, a communist party is a political party which promotes communism, the sociopolitical ideology based on Marxism. ...

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.

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