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 The ideology of the organization closely aligns with the militia movement that spawned it in the early 2000s. —

Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026 Meanwhile, Starlight becomes a symbol of resistance against the might-makes-right ideology that Homelander espouses. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 My job is not to push ideology, but to help people achieve their goals. —

Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 These structures do not rely on ideology. —

Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ideology

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His prose is equally forbidding—dense and abstract, in the long tradition of German philosophy.

— Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Those Depression-era beginnings shaped his life and judicial philosophy — treating everyone fairly, his family said.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026