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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ideologicaladjective

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

  2. ideological, ideologicadjective

    concerned with or suggestive of ideas

    "ideological application of a theory"; "the drama's symbolism was very ideological"

Wiktionary

  1. ideologicaladjective

    Of or pertaining to an ideology.

  2. ideologicaladjective

    Based on an ideology or misleading studies or statistics, especially based on the media or propaganda. Not based on scientific evidence or reality.

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  1. ideological

    Ideological refers to a system of beliefs, ideas, and values that form the basis of a political, social, or economic theory or policy. It is related to or concerned with the principles or doctrines of an ideology. An ideological perspective or viewpoint is heavily influenced by certain accepted standards or theories.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ideologicaladjective

    of or pertaining to ideology

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. idologique.]

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ideological' in Adjectives Frequency: #706

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ideological in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ideological in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ideological in a Sentence

  1. Bernie Sanders:

    I think that what went right is that for all intents and purposes, Judy, I think we have won the ideological battle.

  2. Ryan Mauro:

    Current arguments over terrorist recidivism upon release from Gitmo focus vary based on what it means to ‘rejoin’ the terrorist cause, the rate is lower if you only consider those who went back to physical fighting and it is higher if you include those who rejoined terrorist groups. But we often miss another factor: What about those who use their rock star status to radicalize without engaging in violence? We must remember this is an ideological war.

  3. Andrew Small:

    Although Beijing is pragmatic about the power realities in Afghanistan, it has always been uncomfortable with the Taliban's ideological agenda, the Chinese government fears the inspirational effect of their success in Afghanistan for militancy across the region, including the Pakistani Taliban.

  4. Nathan Gonzales:

    There is an ideological reason for running, but let's not separate that from a path to victory, primaries happen when multiple candidates see a good opportunity. Democrats have good opportunities in multiple states this cycle, specifically in Maryland. The Democratic nomination is incredibly valuable because Maryland is a Democratic state. Lots of candidates see paths to victory and think, 'Why not me? Why not now?'.

  5. Oumar Arby:

    It is essential for the Malian state to identify the reasons for the attractiveness of the ideological extremists and the political and economic dimensions of their actions, which have undeniably brought them the support of some groups within the population,”

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