ideological — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.

   Examples

   There are economists from all over the ideological spectrum.

   ideological fervor

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   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.”

2. Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.

   Usage

   • of a claim or idea

3. Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.

   Examples

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

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

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   ideological trade policy

Adjective

1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

2. concerned with or suggestive of ideas

   Synonyms

   ideologic

   Examples

   ideological application of a theory

   the drama's symbolism was very ideological