Meaning

Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies..

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1. Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.
2. (of a claim or idea) Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.
3. (politics) Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.

Example Sentences

There are economists from all over the ideological spectrum.

ideological fervor

Given these entrenched ideological assumptions about the colonial order, it is no wonder that the state and those groups with an interest in the status quo viewed with suspicion and hostility any challenges to the fixed and "natural" boundaries between different sorts of people.

She also noted that the administration, in a letter in April, “specifically conditioned funding on agreeing to its ten terms, only one of which related to antisemitism, while six related to ideological and pedagogical concerns, including who may lead and teach at Harvard, who may be admitted, and what may be taught.”

The most ruthless leaders in history were often ideological ones with utopian visions.

The regime, ideological in governance, continued its agenda despite experts’ criticism.

ideological trade policy

Word Forms

• more ideological
• most ideological

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Use ideological when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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