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also idealogue
1
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question
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2
as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country
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Recent Examples of ideologue
Trump’s latest moves to gut the EPA are led by Zeldin, far-right ideologues in the White House and billionaire Elon Musk, whose companies Tesla and SpaceX have been fined by the agency for multiple violations of environmental laws.
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Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Leftist ideologues Michael Moore, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, George Clooney, Darren Aronofsky, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Sean Baker wouldn’t dare such a pronouncement.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Whether Carr really is a hardcore ideologue or simply an opportunist using the ascendant ideology to gain attention is debated in regulatory circles.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
The Putin who has governed Russia this past quarter century is an ideologue.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Leftist ideologues Michael Moore, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, George Clooney, Darren Aronofsky, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Sean Baker wouldn’t dare such a pronouncement.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Whether Carr really is a hardcore ideologue or simply an opportunist using the ascendant ideology to gain attention is debated in regulatory circles.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
The Putin who has governed Russia this past quarter century is an ideologue.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologue
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After a nine-month war, in which India sided with the Bengali partisans, Pakistan was defeated and an independent Bangladesh was declared in March 1971.—
Simon Montlake,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 May 2025
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In 2016, Clinton became an active partisan in support of his wife, Hillary Clinton, during her unsuccessful bid for president.—
Peter Kastor,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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For dreamers who still cling to hope in the City of Angels, there needs to be.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Wembley notebook: Man City show nous to set up FA Cup final with Palace dreamers Manchester City were in the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the seventh season running yesterday.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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That year, the American political apparatus stepped to the pulpit to denigrate the activists: Tom Cotton, Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, Eric Adams.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Related Articles DeSantis signs a bill making Florida the 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system Recently, though, fluoridation has become a topic of debate throughout the country and in Florida, with dental and pediatric associations facing off against politicians and activists.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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“Ideologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologue. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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