IDEOLOGISTS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

ideologists

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plural of ideologist

as in sectarians

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After all, even if a Democrat wins the White House in 2028, the companies empowered by federal money and the ideologues who have taken over institutions will continue to influence Congress and voters.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
The tax revolt was a successful attempt by a small group of ideologues to capitalize on people’s justifiable anger at the cost-of-living crisis that followed the war in Vietnam, along with California’s runaway home prices.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of ideologues

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Continue reading … POWER RECLAIMED — Congress moves to unshackle states from California's ‘climate zealots’.

— , FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Democrats looking for a way to reclaim their party can find inspiration in the career of Neil Kinnock, who in the mid-1980s rescued the British Labour Party from a determined band of sectarian zealots.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Definition of zealots

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The Argument Against The black hole star enthusiasts appeal to Occam’s razor, arguing that their theory gives the simplest accounting of these two little red dots, and perhaps of little red dots in general.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Most home cooks won’t need all three; most knife enthusiasts couldn’t imagine their collection without them.

— Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of enthusiasts

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What Cregger and co-writer Shay Hatten (both original devotees of the video game) have done is complete reinvention.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Casinos offer voluntary self-exclusion programs for compulsive gamblers; birth plans allow devotees of natural labor to deny their future selves an epidural.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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