ideological

C1 Topic:People & Society
US /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ UK /ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
adj Freq #23712

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Relating to a system of political, social, or economic ideas and beliefs.

    There are economists from all across the ideological spectrum.

  2. 2
    adj

    Driven by strict loyalty to a set of beliefs rather than by what is practical.

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · relating to a system of... ideologic
Word family
Derived forms anti-ideologicalinterideologicalnonideologicalpolitico-ideologicalpostideologicalsocio-ideologicalunideological
Related forms ideologicallyideologytransideological

Etymology

From ideology + -ical.

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