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
For Democrats, today’s anti-tax ideology will limit the scope of the possible.
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Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
The common thread across these exits is not ideology or geopolitics.
—Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Read More Three different albums, three different ideologies.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
That element may now get its wish as soon as our upcoming June primary, effectively prioritizing the narrow ideology of a few hundred party loyalists over the fundamental voting rights of hundreds of thousands of independent citizens.
—Kent Thiry, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
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Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
The common thread across these exits is not ideology or geopolitics.
—Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Read More Three different albums, three different ideologies.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
That element may now get its wish as soon as our upcoming June primary, effectively prioritizing the narrow ideology of a few hundred party loyalists over the fundamental voting rights of hundreds of thousands of independent citizens.
—Kent Thiry, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideology
Noun
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Still, their philosophies and tendencies remain to be learned.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Savic-Jambert explains that a garage door is generally not an exterior element that people are looking to draw attention to at all, and pastels go against that philosophy.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The legal doctrine behind the RPA is obsolete as the black-and-white TV.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Its recommendations about establishing codes and new communication structures were regarded as endangering the free flow of information doctrine that was heavily supported by the richer industrial countries in the West.—
Stijn Joye,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Ideology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideology. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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