doctrinal
adjective
doc·trin·al
ˈdäk-trə-nᵊl 
especially British
däk-ˈtrī-
: of, relating to, or preoccupied with doctrine
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Great political filmmakers, by confronting not only the complacencies of popular political filmmaking but the doctrinal comfort zone of the art-house audience, revitalize their own art.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Necessary for doctrinal shifts—but needs to be grounded to avoid utopian overreach.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Western officials reiterated public statements that doctrinal changes by Moscow increased the need for vigilance.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
This doctrinal paradigm fundamentally misunderstands Southern voters.
—Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Necessary for doctrinal shifts—but needs to be grounded to avoid utopian overreach.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Western officials reiterated public statements that doctrinal changes by Moscow increased the need for vigilance.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
This doctrinal paradigm fundamentally misunderstands Southern voters.
—Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Doctrinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctrinal. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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