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ideological
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id-ee-
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i·de·o·log·ic
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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to
ideology
.
2.
speculative; visionary.
Also,
i·de·o·log·i·cal.
Origin:
1855–60;
ideolog(y)
+
-ic
Related forms
i·de·o·log·i·cal·ly,
adverb
an·ti-i·de·o·log·i·cal,
adjective
an·ti-i·de·o·log·i·cal·ly,
adverb
non·i·de·o·log·ic,
adjective
non·i·de·o·log·i·cal,
adjective
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non·i·de·o·log·i·cal·ly,
adverb
un·id·e·o·log·i·cal,
adjective
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Others brought with them some of the political and
ideological
movements then swirling across their homelands-including communism.
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ideological
project, but so are all education curriculums, they say.
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Others brought with them some of the political and
ideological
movements then swirling across their homelands-including communism.
Officials admit that this is an
ideological
project, but so are all education curriculums, they say.
Unfortunately these forums are letting all the buzzards and trolls come in from all over who are
ideological
.
They do not in any way reflect political or
ideological
views.
It has become a shortcut for polemics on both side of the
ideological
line.
The erosion of loyalty is said to have pushed parties towards the
ideological
centre.
These are people who can't be charted on an
ideological
spectrum.
It will also go on as long as the selection of materials for the curriculum carries with it an
ideological
charge.
Recently, however, such
ideological
conformism has been disappearing.
But the new members are not
ideological
federalists.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
ideology
(ˌaɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-gies
1.
a body of ideas that reflects the beliefs and interests of a nation, political system, etc and underlies political action
2.
philosophy, sociol
the set of beliefs by which a group or society orders reality so as to render it intelligible
3.
speculation that is imaginary or visionary
4.
the study of the nature and origin of ideas
ideological
—
adj
ideo'logic
—
adj
ideo'logically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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