Thesaurus results for IDEOLOGY

ideology

noun

ˌī-dē-ˈä-lə-jē

variants also idealogy

as in philosophy

the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group members of that sect follow an ideology of nonviolence and freely given cooperation

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Recent Examples of ideology In Fehér’s telling, Orbán melds Russian-style tactics with the ideology of the American far right. —

Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 Even under layers of prosthetics, Kinnaman made Ed the model for that ideology, both in his activist work and his role as the patriarch of the Baldwin family, encouraging daughter Kelly (Cynthy Wu) and grandson Alex (Sean Kaufman) to find their own passions. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 And the clash of ideologies must now be balanced on the backs of many hardworking people trying to keep their children out of institutional care and on the Medicaid providers that support them. —

Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 Researchers Send a Hopeful Message to Humans If the roots of conflict are simpler than ideology, the path to peace may be simpler too — though not necessarily easier. —

Ryan Brennan april 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ideology

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The plot that spins from this opening includes a series of events involving philosophy, parenting, mental health, disability, romance and international art terrorism that would take several columns worth to summarize.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Uthmeier has also gone out of his way to weaken criminal cases that don’t dovetail with his philosophy, including an Orlando road-rage case where a man was shot to death.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026