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ideological

ideological

161 6.7
Relating to a set of strong beliefs about politics or society
  • adjective
  • /ˌaɪdiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
translation icon : ideológico
  • Her book discusses the ideological foundations of contemporary political movements.
  • ideological shift
  • ideological differences
  • political and ideological

That was a very narrow ideological view of empire.

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Examples

  • The debate revealed the strong ideological differences between the two candidates in the election.

  • They formed an alliance based on shared ideological beliefs about social justice.

  • And Americans for ideological reasons said no way.

  • But its role is not limited to broad ideological influence.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And a lot of it is just the ideological makeup of their base.

  • Now, talking about politics, it is clear that there is an ideological struggle in Latin America.

  • That was a very narrow ideological view of empire.

  • And maybe, coming from the opposite side of the ideological divide, the idea would catch on.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Our task is to deny them the ideological space in which they thrive.

  • Biden, to my mind, is not a person of deep ideological or passionate conviction.

Antonyms

12 5.9

Not involved in government or public issues and not supporting any party

Not based on any particular political or religious beliefs

Compounds

An obstacle to talking and working together because people have different beliefs or values

How Ideological

fanatical
30 6.8
doctrinaire
  • Formal
4 9.5
ideological
161 6.7
practical
507 2.6
neutral
218 3.6

Surface Forms

ideological positive

Morphology

ideological = ideology (semi-transparent) = ide + log + ical

The connection to 'ideology' is clear, but the specific political or economic connotation may not be immediately apparent to all learners.

Etymology

The word ideological comes from the simple word idea 'idea' and the part -logical, as in logical, 'about thinking or reason'. So ideological means 'about a set of ideas' that guide beliefs or actions, which is why we use it for political or economic beliefs.