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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At a time when a global ideological showdown between democracy and authoritarianism is at issue—in the looming U.S. Presidential election, and militarily, in the brutal Russian war against Ukraine—the latest iteration of Venezuela’s travails may well appear second-tier.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
Some of the discipline’s luminaries, on both sides of the ideological spectrum, criticized economists’ scientific pretenses many years ago.
—Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024
Beyond their ideological differences, Lander and Adams have clashed along personal lines.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
Political and ideological differences are increasingly playing a role in Washington divorces and custody battles, D.C.-area lawyers tell Axios.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 29 July 2024
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
Some of the discipline’s luminaries, on both sides of the ideological spectrum, criticized economists’ scientific pretenses many years ago.
—Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024
Beyond their ideological differences, Lander and Adams have clashed along personal lines.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
Political and ideological differences are increasingly playing a role in Washington divorces and custody battles, D.C.-area lawyers tell Axios.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 29 July 2024
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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