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also idealogues
1
as in partisans
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 dreamers
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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Noun
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Just days prior, Julani’s forces massacred between 800 and 2,000 Alawite and Christian civilians during a brutal crackdown on anti-government partisans along the coast.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Mar. 2025 -
But the militant group now has to contend with an aftermath that for many Lebanese, including some Hezbollah partisans, looks very much like defeat.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, a press conference was held outside Columbia University, where academics and activists railed at the arrest.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The designer brought in Jessica Alba, Debi Mazar and Lindsey Vonn to see her show, but hosted an unusual front row stacked with more climate activists than celebrities, including Angel Arutura and Dominique Palmer.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Ideologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologues. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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