ideological
adjective
ideo·​log·​i·​cal
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variants:
or less commonly ideologic \ ˌī-​dē-​ə-​ˈlä-​jik
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Definition of ideological
1
: of, relating to, or based on ideology
2
: relating to or concerned with ideas
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Other Words from ideological
ideologically
\ ˌī-​dē-​ə-​ˈlä-​ji-​k(ə-​)lē
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of ideological in a Sentence
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In this encyclopedic exposé, a veteran environmental journalist uses darkly humorous stories to illuminate the political, ideological, and physical threats to America’s parks, forests, rivers, and monuments. — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, "Briefly Noted Book Reviews," 8 Sep. 2019 The central conflict in the film is thus not ideological or cultural but emotional. — Zoë Hu, The New Republic, "Crazy Sad Asians," 27 Aug. 2019 Krista Kafer’s arguments against a single- payer national health care system are more ideological than economic. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Caring about cost of health care; A price too high to pay?; Make classrooms manageable (8/16/19)," 16 Aug. 2019 Yet there are currently hardly any data about Syrian refugees’ state of mind, and on their interest (or lack thereof) in ideological and political causes of various kinds. — Arie Kruglanski, The Conversation, "Are Syrian refugees a danger to the West?," 19 July 2019 Economic interests reign supreme, and political, religious and ideological differences proved no barrier to doing business during the trip. — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, "Muslim nations are defending China as it cracks down on Muslims, shattering any myths of Islamic solidarity," 17 July 2019 The institution has never been divorced from politics, but nomination battles over President Donald Trump’s two Supreme Court picks have cast the institution in an increasingly ideological—and partisan—light. — S.m. | New York, The Economist, "The Supreme Court sinks a Republican gerrymander in Virginia," 18 June 2019 And there are plenty of conservatives who can provide partisan and ideological cover for such a move. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Can Kushner’s Patchy Prison-Reform Bill Survive the Senate?," 23 May 2018 Sergio Bergman, Argentina’s environment minister, appealed for people to overcome political or ideological divisions to protect the environment. — Washington Post, "Global worry over Amazon fires escalates; Bolsonaro defiant," 26 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ideological.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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