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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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Recent Examples of ideologues
The ideologues can go somewhere else.
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Jack Fink, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The people interviewed by Theroux are not ideologues in the traditional sense.
—Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Dear Coop Members, In pursuing their anti-member campaign, some of the general coordinators have become ideologues, eager to twist facts, abuse their power, and disable member participation.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Surely, even the most fervent ideologues could chill out on July Fourth.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
These leftwing ideologues are hurting the least mobile people in their state, people stuck in a dead economy with few options.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Apparently, ideologues who put their losing agenda above what’s best for the city’s residents.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, a group of ideologues inside the agency were elevated to the role of senior advisers in its top office.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
Young ideologues compete to prove their fealty to MAGA by engaging in a kind of transgressive one-upmanship.
—Laura K. Field, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Jack Fink, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The people interviewed by Theroux are not ideologues in the traditional sense.
—Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Dear Coop Members, In pursuing their anti-member campaign, some of the general coordinators have become ideologues, eager to twist facts, abuse their power, and disable member participation.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Surely, even the most fervent ideologues could chill out on July Fourth.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
These leftwing ideologues are hurting the least mobile people in their state, people stuck in a dead economy with few options.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Apparently, ideologues who put their losing agenda above what’s best for the city’s residents.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, a group of ideologues inside the agency were elevated to the role of senior advisers in its top office.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
Young ideologues compete to prove their fealty to MAGA by engaging in a kind of transgressive one-upmanship.
—Laura K. Field, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologues
Noun
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This rhetoric is not just the thoughtless ramblings of mindless partisans.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Republicans are all in on giving away goodies to their co-partisans and fermenting a code that looks like Swiss cheese.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What began in 1923 as a temporary billboard for a housing development has since transformed into one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world, drawing dreamers, tourists and hikers alike into its orbit.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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There’s still a chance Bosa could unite with big brother, Joey Bosa, and dreamers will fantasize for Myles Garrett, but, alas, this pre-draft story is about unproven prospects.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The teens were also said to have been involved in online groups recruiting fighters for IS militants in Syria and shared a fascination with violence and hatred against Jews, LGBTQ+ people and others, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The separatists have been fighting for years to create an independent state in northern Mali, while militants aligned with Al Qaeda and the Islamic State group have been fighting the government for more than a decade.—
Wilson Mcmakin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The state’s two largest public pension systems, which Cohen sits on the board of, have not divested from fossil fuels despite activists urging the funds to do so.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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The casual acknowledgement of brushing off offers of bribes alarmed some Republican activists, who will endorse a candidate for governor at their state convention on May 16.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Anti-porn crusaders of all ilks also hijacked the news of Radvinsky’s passing for their various pro-censorship agendas.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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But the 76-year-old congressman from New York is one of Washington’s few prominent crusaders against the sports-betting industry.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ideologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologues. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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