ideologue

noun

ideo·​logue ˈī-dē-ə-ˌlȯg 

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variants or less commonly idealogue

1

: an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology

2

: an impractical idealist : theorist

Synonyms

• crusader
• fanatic
• militant
• partisan
• partizan
• red hot
• true believer
• zealot

Examples of ideologue in a Sentence

as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question

the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump’s judicial selection process was efficient, professional, and stunningly effective in placing many of the nation’s most intellectually gifted right-wing ideologues on the federal bench. —Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024

People are tired of the ideologues and hate… — Mark Cuban (@mcuban) August 6, 2024 Cuban’s public support has been so strong, some even speculated earlier this summer that Harris might pick Cuban for vice president. —Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024

Here was a world view built less on an ideologue’s bedrock principles than an actor’s need for applause. —Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024

Today, the national-religious ideologues are basically a dominant force up to about brigade-commander level. —Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French idéologue, back-formation from idéologie

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 2