ideologue

noun

ideo·​logue ˈī-dē-ə-ˌlȯg How to pronounce ideologue (audio)
-ˌläg
variants or less commonly idealogue
Synonyms of ideologuenext
1
: an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology
2
: an impractical idealist : theorist

Examples of ideologue in a Sentence

as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country
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But political ideologues from both the left and the right seem to prefer histories in which the United States is either all bad or all good. Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 And given the challenges from both left and right, our best hope is to strengthen a political center that brings together moderates who reject the ideologues on their flanks. Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026 The ideologues can go somewhere else. Jack Fink, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 The people interviewed by Theroux are not ideologues in the traditional sense. Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ideologue

Word History

Etymology

French idéologue, back-formation from idéologie

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of ideologue was in 1815

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“Ideologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideologue. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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