variants also idealogy
as in doctrine
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group members of that sect follow an ideology of nonviolence and freely given cooperation

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Recent Examples of ideology Trump's aides say the funding cuts target programs that promote liberal ideologies. Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025 Both men are believed to have targeted the fertility clinic because of their anti pro-life ideology, Essayli said. Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 4 June 2025 An emotional dependency on the technology that leads to the weakening or suppression of critical thinking, and fosters the mental construction of an ideology that fuels narratives of relativization, rationalization, or collective denial regarding their proper functioning, or lack thereof. Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Some of these harmful ideologies might be downstream of these larger root causes. ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ideology
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Noun
  • Because Moore was working for the network, Eady is also suing them by respondeat superior, a legal doctrine that holds employers responsible for the wrongful conduct of their employees.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • After Mao died, new leadership saw the folly of the Maoist doctrine.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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  • What distinguishes this program is not only the efficient process but also the underlying philosophy of cultivating outstanding physicians who are technically and empathetically skilled.
    Kristen Moon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Less than six weeks after his appointment, Enrique was already imprinting his philosophies on the club.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • Veneration has almost developed into an unhealthy burden as much as an inspiring creed.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 May 2025

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“Ideology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideology. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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