ideological
adjective
ideo·log·i·cal
ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
ˌi-
variants
or less commonly ideologic
ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-jik
ˌi-
1
: of, relating to, or based on ideology
2
: relating to or concerned with ideas
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Modi’s educational priorities appear to be mostly ideological.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
The Bekaa Valley is not only one of the Party of God’s strongholds, but also its ideological birthplace, where Iran and its Revolutionary Guards helped train Shiite militants shortly after Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Their prudence is warranted since the business case supporting DEI programs and their ideological underpinnings is losing ground as more research emerges.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
That ideological divide between Sadoudi and Khaled is most potently represented in a morally complicated stand-off with a potential killer in the aftermath of a gruesome discovery.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
The Bekaa Valley is not only one of the Party of God’s strongholds, but also its ideological birthplace, where Iran and its Revolutionary Guards helped train Shiite militants shortly after Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Their prudence is warranted since the business case supporting DEI programs and their ideological underpinnings is losing ground as more research emerges.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
That ideological divide between Sadoudi and Khaled is most potently represented in a morally complicated stand-off with a potential killer in the aftermath of a gruesome discovery.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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