Etymology

ideologue

ideo·logue
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Today it means: One who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate. Full definition →

French idéologue
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  1. French · borrowed fromidéologue
  2. French · borrowed fromidéologue
  3. English todayideologue

Borrowed from French idéologue. By surface analysis, ideo- + -logue. First attested in the 19th century.

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