variants
also idealogies
as in philosophies
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 ideologies
And the clash of ideologies must now be balanced on the backs of many hardworking people trying to keep their children out of institutional care and on the Medicaid providers that support them.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The ruling coalition includes ministers with explicit pro-settler and ethno-nationalist ideologies – most notably Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Self-sufficiency, homesteading and cryptocurrency communities typically aren’t welcoming to law enforcement or other government influence, and Bush has been associated with ideologies like sovereign citizens, a movement that doesn’t accept state and local governments.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Black folks have seen the face of the US’s prerogative state—the side of the government that dispenses arbitrary jurisprudence, discriminatory law enforcement, and violence against those who challenge its authority and dominant ideologies.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Mayors Bloomberg, de Blasio, Adams, and Mamdani all have different governing styles and ideologies.
—Dennis Walcott, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Today Washington and Havana are still antagonists, but the ideologies on each side have faded over the years.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The government attempted to reconcile the hodgepodge of leftist ideologies and micro-factions through the testimony of Kyle Shideler, a director and senior analyst at the Center for Security Policy, a far-right think tank.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Pluralism is the container that holds together people of diverse identities and divergent ideologies.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The ruling coalition includes ministers with explicit pro-settler and ethno-nationalist ideologies – most notably Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Self-sufficiency, homesteading and cryptocurrency communities typically aren’t welcoming to law enforcement or other government influence, and Bush has been associated with ideologies like sovereign citizens, a movement that doesn’t accept state and local governments.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Black folks have seen the face of the US’s prerogative state—the side of the government that dispenses arbitrary jurisprudence, discriminatory law enforcement, and violence against those who challenge its authority and dominant ideologies.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Mayors Bloomberg, de Blasio, Adams, and Mamdani all have different governing styles and ideologies.
—Dennis Walcott, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Today Washington and Havana are still antagonists, but the ideologies on each side have faded over the years.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The government attempted to reconcile the hodgepodge of leftist ideologies and micro-factions through the testimony of Kyle Shideler, a director and senior analyst at the Center for Security Policy, a far-right think tank.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Pluralism is the container that holds together people of diverse identities and divergent ideologies.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologies
Noun
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Again, Brunello was a man at ease in his surroundings, pleased to share the docufilm about his life and philosophies.—
Randee Dawn,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Matisse sometimes accompanies his tableaus with brief, stream-of-consciousness writings which document his memories, creative philosophies and advice to younger artists.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When citizens insist on shaping the basic terms of social life by appealing to premises that others cannot reasonably be expected to accept—revelation, doctrines of transcendence, private moral visions—the result is not a purer politics but a dangerously brittle one.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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This theology leaves little room for the restraint that characterized earlier security doctrines.—
Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ideologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologies. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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