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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
Stewart explores in depth the movement’s members, funders, and ideologues.
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Iraola, a manager of mystery Most iconic managers in world football tend to come across as ideologues.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Those employees, all of whom previously had senior jobs at tech giants like Amazon (AMZN) or Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google, warned that the people Musk hired were political ideologues who lacked the necessary skills to carry out Musk’s vision, The Associated Press reported.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Our service members won't be activists and ideologues.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Iraola, a manager of mystery Most iconic managers in world football tend to come across as ideologues.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Those employees, all of whom previously had senior jobs at tech giants like Amazon (AMZN) or Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google, warned that the people Musk hired were political ideologues who lacked the necessary skills to carry out Musk’s vision, The Associated Press reported.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Our service members won't be activists and ideologues.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ideologue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologue
Noun
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The other choice is an extreme partisan, someone who is selling out to special interests, has a long history of doing that, and has now tied himself to Elon Musk.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Piazzale Loreto is where the body of dictator Benito Mussolini was strung and up stoned after his execution by Italian partisans.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Often nobody but the dreamers get hurt when their impossible dreams fall flat.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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The film follows a young dreamer mistaken for Earth’s ambassador to a cosmic council, blending humor, heart and sci-fi spectacle.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Trump administration used the same argument to detain fellow Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil — who, like Mahdawi, has a green card — and Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Carole Baskin, an animal rights activist and Maldonado's rival, also starred in the show.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Ideologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologue. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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