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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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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
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.
—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
Freed from the ideologues who have held them hostage, even most bureaucrats serving in the Islamic Republic today could rediscover the best of our history and reorient their efforts toward our nation’s improvement.
—Arash Azizi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Third parties, which are usually based on fringe views or a sense of grievance, are vehicles for ideologues, provocateurs and contrarians whose appeal is as limited as their problem-solving skills.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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
Freed from the ideologues who have held them hostage, even most bureaucrats serving in the Islamic Republic today could rediscover the best of our history and reorient their efforts toward our nation’s improvement.
—Arash Azizi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Third parties, which are usually based on fringe views or a sense of grievance, are vehicles for ideologues, provocateurs and contrarians whose appeal is as limited as their problem-solving skills.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologues
Noun
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Disrupting basic services to millions of Americans in such circumstances only makes sense to die-hard partisans.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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And who could blame these romantic dreamers for wanting to cast aside the surly bonds of Earth to visit the pale beauty of our cratered satellite?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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As depicted in the play, the Lehman family had its high achievers and its dreamers, its capitalists and its liberals.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Washington has boosted claims that attacks on Nigerian Christians by militants constitute genocide — a characterization the Nigerian government strongly refutes.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Back then, Israel was battling Palestinian militants.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The war with the United States and Israel has intensified authorities’ threats against anyone speaking to outside media or activists.—
Amir Hussein Radjy,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Those efforts have been hindered by federal court lawsuits that allege Rubio's determinations penalized the activists' free speech.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
4 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 8 Apr. 2026.
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