variants also idealogy
as in doctrine
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 fact, the biggest single predictor of climate denial wasn’t personality, but political ideology: those on the right of the spectrum were far more likely to reject climate science than those on the left. Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 Maryam Rajavi leads a radical cult that fuses Marxist and Islamist ideologies—a group that has killed American soldiers and is completely rejected by Iranians. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025 Iran, Russia, and China have different ideologies, political regimes, and strategic aims. Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025 In 1979, a revolution established an Islamic Republic, grounded in strict Muslim religious ideology, led by a religious ayatollah. Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ideology
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Noun
  • The doctrine was upended for a time in the U.S. by the Supreme Court's notorious Dred Scott ruling.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 27 June 2025
  • The judge concluded that Meta’s use was protected under the doctrine of fair use.
    Aron Solomon June 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
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  • Clos du Val grows its grapes in the Stags Leap region of Napa Valley with a Bordeaux philosophy and approach to winemaking.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • This effort included investing in new high-speed production technologies and reducing inefficiencies using the Lean Six Sigma method—a corporate philosophy that encourages employees to identify and address problems.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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  • But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 July 2025
  • His reign was not perfect, and his liberal creed antagonized enough conservative Catholics that a counter-movement has emerged in the U.S., complete with its own conferences, private schools and publications.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025

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“Ideology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideology. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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