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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
That this does not appear to have happened is probably due more to chaotic execution and the mischief of ideologues than to a failure in the promise of Silicon Valley as an organizing inspiration for the rest of us.
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Bill Fischer, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
On the Trumpist right, the prevailing view is that the government has been overtaken by left-wing ideologues and the only solution is to clear-cut the bureaucracy.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
As the Trump administration demonstrates, forms of moral discourse evolved by left-wing thinkers can serve the purposes of right-wing ideologues.
—Graham Robb, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
The former are represented by committed ideologues like Navarro, Lutnick and Steve Bannon, who have long pushed Trump to adopt more hardline policies.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Bill Fischer, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
On the Trumpist right, the prevailing view is that the government has been overtaken by left-wing ideologues and the only solution is to clear-cut the bureaucracy.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
As the Trump administration demonstrates, forms of moral discourse evolved by left-wing thinkers can serve the purposes of right-wing ideologues.
—Graham Robb, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
The former are represented by committed ideologues like Navarro, Lutnick and Steve Bannon, who have long pushed Trump to adopt more hardline policies.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologue
Noun
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For eight days, Dayton was awash in visitors, including journalists, partisans on one side or the other and chimpanzees.—
Randall Balmer,
Twin Cities,
23 July 2025
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As the climate grows more volatile, even hardened partisans may find their views shifting in the face of unbearable loss.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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And then like really curious, really open-minded, a dreamer.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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But Eugenio Derbez — star and executive producer of the bilingual hit series — wants viewers to remember Máximo in the show's fourth and final season as a dreamer who also represents the moxie and creativity of hardworking Mexicans.—
Arturo Conde,
NBC news,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The combination of political pressure, strategic interest, and activist involvement could be the ignition.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This probing memoir tells that story, along with Nguyen’s path forward as an activist.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Ideologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologue. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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