ideology
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6.3
- noun
- /ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi/
- The harder you try to stamp out an ideology the stronger it becomes.
- political ideology
- Western ideology
- dominant ideology
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Watch on YouTubeThat's the kind of ideology that I was growing up with.
- That's the kind of ideology that I was growing up with.
- So, so part of my ideology melted away rather quickly.
- And they share kind of core ideologies around what's good for the world.
- Is Islam a faith ideology or religion in a way?
- Find people who believe in an ideology, bring them in.
- Our guiding ideology is not to restrain, but to free.
- So ideology does not stand in the way of that.
- Free labor ideology suddenly looked like it was failing.
- See, Trump has no morals and Trump has no ideology at all.
- They come from religions and ideologies and stories.
- People aren't all driven just by this pure scientific ideology.
Examples
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Understanding the ideology behind a political party can help voters make informed choices.
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Now let's talk for a minute about this man's ideology and his intentions.
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Find people who believe in an ideology, bring them in.
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I believe their ideology LED them to want to believe.
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The human race now is only going to be concerned not with an ideology but what allows them to survive.
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In fact, the universities were afraid of the spread of Western ideology and values by Americans.
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Nor does it follow from taking class seriously that ideology is merely the expression of class interests.
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This is not a time for ideology or orthodoxy.
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My study, in contrast, offers an example of landscape as ideology in a rural, agricultural setting.
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In the global struggle between two ideologies, only the capitalist nations could be described as free.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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4.4
A set of ideas that guide how a person or group acts
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5.2
A set of ideas and opinions shared by people at the same time
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6.0
A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party
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4.2
A person's set of beliefs or preferences that guide their actions
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3.8
A set of ideas and values that shape how people think and act
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8.6
A set of ideas that guides a group's beliefs and actions
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5.1
A set of ideas about how a country or society should be governed
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5.3
A person or group's beliefs about government and public issues and the side they support
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7.7
A set of ideas and beliefs that a group of thinkers accept
Antonyms
Compounds
- Slur
Extreme beliefs in Japan that make people hate others and support military power
- Literature
A political belief that mixes strict religious rules with cruel, controlling government power
- Offensive
A belief in Islam that says it is right to attack people it calls non-believers
Political ideas of Leon Trotsky calling for ongoing revolution and international socialism
How Systematic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word ideology comes from the parts idea ('idea') and -logy ('study'), the same -logy you see in biology. So ideology means a system or set of ideas that people hold and follow.