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
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of ideological in a Sentence
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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. 2019 Unlike Omar and Tlaib, they were not affiliated with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, a diffuse and fractious pro-Palestinian effort with plenty of ideological ambiguity. — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, "What Israeli and Palestinian Activists Had Hoped to Tell Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib," 20 Aug. 2019 Biden’s poll numbers to date, however, suggest a candidate aiming for a wider ideological coalition in the primary can do just fine, and quite possibly win. — Jennifer Rubin, The Denver Post, "Rubin: Harris’ health care retreat shows it never pays to follow the herd," 20 Aug. 2019 The Fifties brainwashing panic was a response to Stalin’s show trials, ideological coercion in Mao’s China, and, above all, defecting American soldiers in Korea. — Christopher Tayler, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 19 Aug. 2019 In Trump, Miller has found a champion for his ideological goals. — al, "How Stephen Miller controls Trump’s immigration policy," 18 Aug. 2019 In marked contrast, the anti-colonial struggle by the liberation movement SWAPO received considerable material and ideological support from the former East Germany. — Quartz Africa, "Even after acknowledging the Namibia genocide of WWI, Germany still hasn’t learned the key lesson," 10 Aug. 2019 This will require all sides of the debate to check their ideological presumptions and talking points at the door and to proceed honestly and in the best interest of the public rather than the party. — California Newspapers Partnership Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, "Editorial: We must put public safety before politics to save American lives," 11 Aug. 2019 In a party traditionally led by older, gray-haired men, Shaked at 39 not only was an ideological torchbearer but literally a fresh face: a young, stylish woman. — Sam Sokol, sun-sentinel.com, "How Ayelet Shaked came to dominate the right-wing religious camp in Israel," 7 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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