ideological

comparative more ideological · superlative most ideological

1. Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.

   ideological fervor

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   There are economists from all over the ideological spectrum.

   Given these entrenched ideological assumptions about the colonial order, it is no wonder that the state and those groups with an interest in the status quo viewed with suspicion and hostility any challenges to the fixed and "natural" boundaries between different sorts of people.

   2009, Andrew B. Fisher, Matthew O'Hara, “Forward”, in Andrew B. Fisher, Matthew O'Hara, editors, Imperial Subjects: Race and Identity in Colonial Latin America, page 4

   She also noted that the administration, in a letter in April, “specifically conditioned funding on agreeing to its ten terms, only one of which related to antisemitism, while six related to ideological and pedagogical concerns, including who may lead and teach at Harvard, who may be admitted, and what may be taught.”

   2025 September 3, Dan Mangan, “Judge voids $2.2 billion Harvard funding freeze by Trump administration”, in CNBC

2. Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.
3. governmentCharacterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.

   ideological trade policy

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   The most ruthless leaders in history were often ideological ones with utopian visions.

   The regime, ideological in governance, continued its agenda despite experts’ criticism.