ideological
adjective
ideo·log·i·cal
ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
ˌi-
variants
or less commonly ideologic
ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-jik
ˌi-
1
: of, relating to, or based on ideology
2
: relating to or concerned with ideas
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From an ideological standpoint, the new flag was introduced at the exact time the citizens of this state were just getting a grip on the outrageously incompetent management of the state’s money, dereliction that allowed billions of their tax dollars to be lost to fraud.
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Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
The statement underscores the ideological intensity imposed on North Korean forces, whose loyalty to the regime appears to extend beyond combat to self-destruction.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the justices sided with plaintiffs in a Louisiana case that challenged if the state's congressional maps relied too heavily on race to sort voters.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 May 2026
For Mussolini in Italy, new grand boulevards and imposing architecture signaled an ideological connection to Roman imperialism.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
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Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
The statement underscores the ideological intensity imposed on North Korean forces, whose loyalty to the regime appears to extend beyond combat to self-destruction.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the justices sided with plaintiffs in a Louisiana case that challenged if the state's congressional maps relied too heavily on race to sort voters.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 May 2026
For Mussolini in Italy, new grand boulevards and imposing architecture signaled an ideological connection to Roman imperialism.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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