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ideologist

ideologist

2 7.9
A person who strongly supports a set of political or social beliefs
  • noun
  • /ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒɪst/
translation icon : ideólogo
  • Progressive ideologists mobilized powerful symbols and vivid personalities to inspire efficiency, public-spiritedness, and national unity.
  • party ideologist
  • major ideologists

And so I'm, I'm very sceptical of ideologists at this point.

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Examples

  • By 1995, conservative ideologists began to notice the widespread attempt to offer updated progressivism as a respectable successor to welfare state liberalism.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Despite the intention of Soviet cultural ideologists, classicism never became the Soviet standard.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Thus, the party ideologist is a major political figure.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And so Stalin did believe, for he was indeed an ideologist.

    Academic text (1999)
  • People who read this blog know only too well the antics, lies, and games these extreme ideologists played.

    Blog text (16)
  • And within Syria there was a new Islamist ideologist who was determined to exploit the growing uncertainties in Europe and America.

  • The ideologies and ideologists of which Bawer complains are the culmination of over a century of European thought.

    Blog text (34)
  • From a reading of cultural difference, which they considered to be God-given, the apartheid ideologists concocted schemes for organizing and justifying social, economic, and political separation.

    Academic text (1996)
  • I readily admit that I deal with such old-fashioned subjects as presidential candidates and centrist political ideologists at the expense of grassroots activists and freelance naysayers.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The political ideologist presented a detailed plan for reforming the education system.

Synonyms

advocate
vsideologist
282 4.1

A person who supports a cause or policy in public

is more about private belief and strong advocacy within ideology
proponent
vsideologist
104 5.2

A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause

tends to imply strong ideological allegiance rather than general backing
apologist
vsideologist
34 7.9

A person who argues for a belief or policy

focuses on promoting ideology broadly rather than mainly offering defense
ideologue
vsideologist
33 9.0

A person who strongly supports certain ideas and ignores practical facts

is a strong supporter who may still note practical concerns and other views
adherent
vsideologist
20 6.6

A person who supports a party, leader, or idea and helps promote it

is more often an active supporter who may lead promotion rather than follow
advocator
vsideologist
  • Archaic
6.8

A person who supports and speaks for a cause

focuses more on personal ideological commitment than on public argument
espouser
vsideologist
  • Formal
7.8

A person who supports and promotes an idea or cause

shows firmer ideological commitment and active promotion rather than mere adoption

Antonyms

16 6.9

A person who tries to solve problems in a sensible way and focuses on what works

How Ideological

zealot
  • Offensive
38 8.1
ideologue
33 9.0
ideologist
2 7.9
supporter
817 1.0
sympathizer
37 4.8

Surface Forms

ideologist singular
ideologists plural

Morphology

ideologist = ideology (transparent) = ideology + ist

Standard agentive formation from 'ideology' + '-ist'; a learner who knows 'ideology' can infer 'person associated with that ideology'.

Etymology

Ideologist comes from idea 'a thought', the part -logy 'study', like in biology, and the ending -ist 'a person'. So an ideologist is someone who strongly supports or follows a particular set of ideas, which is why we use the word for a person committed to an ideology.