ideologue

noun ideo·logue \ ˈī-dē-ə-ˌlȯg , -ˌläg \

variants: or less commonly idealogue

|Updated on: 6 Jul 2018

Examples: ideologue in a Sentence

Definition of ideologue

1 : an impractical idealist : theorist

2 : an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology

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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

Recent Examples of ideologue from the Web

The president likes Mr Bolton’s damn-your-eyes style, but has a way of surrounding himself with diverse opinions, and tires of ideologues.

— The Economist, "Why Donald Trump is unlikely to start a catastrophic conflict," 28 Mar. 2018
But she, like Hess, does not detect a higher number of partisan ideologues teaching high school courses.

— john sharp, AL.com, "How an Alabama classroom and a right-wing reading list put a fresh rip in America's partisan divide," 4 Feb. 2018
Inside the White House, [policy director Stephen] Miller has emerged as a staunch ideologue and an immigration hawk championing an agenda of right-wing nationalism.

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: As alcoholism fells another congressman, a reminder that no one is immune to addiction," 29 May 2018
Comedy particularly needs to be defended against ideologues.

— andrew sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, "A Democracy Disappears," 13 Apr. 2018
Scalise, meanwhile, has always been seen as the more conservative policy ideologue when compared to McCarthy.

— tara golshan, Vox, "The race for the next leader of House Republicans is on," 13 Apr. 2018
Colleagues describe him as more of a pragmatist than an ideologue.

— david harrison, WSJ, "Fed Pick Clarida Holds at Least $9 Million in Job-Related Financial Assets," 17 May 2018
Here’s a profile of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the nerdy conservative ideologue who orchestrated the net neutrality repeal.

— recode staff, Recode, "Recode Daily: After a close U.S. Senate vote, net neutrality lives to fight another day," 17 May 2018
Behind Pai’s brainy, technocratic mask, though, is an alter ego: ruthless conservative ideologue.

— andrew rice, WIRED, "This Is Ajit Pai, Nemesis of Net Neutrality," 16 May 2018

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