ideological
adjective
ideo·log·i·cal
ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
ˌi-
variants
or less commonly ideologic
ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-jik
ˌi-
1
: of, relating to, or based on ideology
2
: relating to or concerned with ideas
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One year earlier, in June 2022, the Supreme Court ruled along ideological lines to limit the EPA's power to set rules for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 June 2024
The court has a 6-3 conservative majority but the ruling did not break on ideological lines.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Since first taking office in January 2021, Bowman refused to internalize that his district was not a bastion of ideological extremism or a demographic monolith.
—Lloyd Green, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
Opinion polls conducted since the snap elections were announced show the National Rally’s momentum has continued to hold, while France’s numerous left-leaning parties have put aside their various ideological differences to jointly field candidates across the country.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 25 June 2024
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 June 2024
The court has a 6-3 conservative majority but the ruling did not break on ideological lines.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Since first taking office in January 2021, Bowman refused to internalize that his district was not a bastion of ideological extremism or a demographic monolith.
—Lloyd Green, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
Opinion polls conducted since the snap elections were announced show the National Rally’s momentum has continued to hold, while France’s numerous left-leaning parties have put aside their various ideological differences to jointly field candidates across the country.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 25 June 2024
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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