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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To our minds, Wednesday's horror, those kids who lost a mother, should supplant the inevitable circling of the ideological wagons and the parsing of the different angles of pictures taken at the scene.
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Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
At the New York City demonstration, protesters spoke bluntly about their ideological orientation.
—Asra Q. Nomani , Nikolas Lanum , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Neutrality allowed the nation to build strength, expand westward, and avoid the ideological contagions sweeping the continent.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Cuba has squandered the goodwill of governments across the ideological spectrum.
—Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
At the New York City demonstration, protesters spoke bluntly about their ideological orientation.
—Asra Q. Nomani , Nikolas Lanum , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Neutrality allowed the nation to build strength, expand westward, and avoid the ideological contagions sweeping the continent.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Cuba has squandered the goodwill of governments across the ideological spectrum.
—Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ideological
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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