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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
Instead, the ideologues of Russian imperialism have turned to random musings and belligerent hate speech, which seems intended to confuse rather than convince.
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Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
Unthinking ideologues are the problem.
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Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
The ideologues can go somewhere else.
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Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
But political ideologues from both the left and the right seem to prefer histories in which the United States is either all bad or all good.
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Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
And given the challenges from both left and right, our best hope is to strengthen a political center that brings together moderates who reject the ideologues on their flanks.
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Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
The people interviewed by Theroux are not ideologues in the traditional sense.
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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.
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Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Surely, even the most fervent ideologues could chill out on July Fourth.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
Unthinking ideologues are the problem.
—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
The ideologues can go somewhere else.
—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
But political ideologues from both the left and the right seem to prefer histories in which the United States is either all bad or all good.
—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
And given the challenges from both left and right, our best hope is to strengthen a political center that brings together moderates who reject the ideologues on their flanks.
—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
11 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologues
Noun
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Meanwhile, partisans continued to spar over dozens of Republican bills that would allow voters to lower property taxes for homeowners by raising sales taxes on everyone.
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The mood was jovial, and any banter between the English and Croatian partisans was playful.
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For generations, Chicago has thrived because dreamers could make it here with little to their name and make something of themselves, and the bus is a prime way to do so.
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Before her death in 1993, Mabel McKay — one of the last living dreamers of the Pomo Indian people — shared a prophecy while driving through the Sonoma hills.
Noun
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Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, insecurity has worsened as the militants have started operating in the southern region.
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Among the 209 detained, 56 were allegedly ISIS militants, according to the AP.
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Conservative activists cost Republicans some competitive Senate seats — the GOP didn’t win control of the upper chamber until nearly halfway through Barack Obama’s second term — but helped win the House and stayed embedded in their deep-red districts.
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Second, CEFs could have faced a wave of lawsuits from activists, costing time and money.
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The book is full of stories of villains, like the venomous heroin that took so many of Seattle’s crusaders as well as the music industry that never quite understood where Soundgarden belonged.
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The facility remains popular among anti-immigrant crusaders, and Attorney General Uthmeier’s campaign store sells Alligator Alcatraz bumper stickers, T-shirts, and caps.
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“Ideologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologues. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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