ideologist

noun

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as in ideologue

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  1. ideologue
  2. student
  3. sectarian
  4. devotee
  5. zealot
  6. enthusiast
  7. fan
  8. cultist
Noun
  • International architecture and international cooperation are viewed with skepticism as mechanisms for free-riders and ideologues to push the United States.
    Frank Lavin, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • That’s part of the idea behind the movie, was trying to understand how people can become corrupted by these charismatic ideologues who are really narcissists.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of ideologue
Noun
  • However, most students are too young to recognize the huge implications of this choice, and, furthermore, some students’ parents may not be familiar with the US college application process due to not having gone to college or coming from an immigrant background.
    Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • On the Facebook page for Pittsfield High School, a post from April 2021 welcomed Mr. Wiggins as the new dean of students.
    Jenna Russell, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of student
Noun
  • People want to get rid of religious parties, people want to put sectarians behind to build an Iraq for all Iraqis.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2015
  • Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.
    Joshua Alston, Variety, 12 Apr. 2023
Definition of sectarian
Noun
  • The braided and beaded trinkets are woven with messages of kindness, song lyrics or inside jokes among her devotees, who cluster in venue aisles and interminable merchandise lines at concerts to trade as part of their own secret society.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this year, wellness devotees largely hailing from California sought out raw milk contaminated with bird flu in the hopes that drinking it would give them antibodies.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of devotee
Noun
  • But today, a President Harris would have supine leftist zealots, such as Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), eager to do the bidding of their dear White House leader.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But sometimes conscience demands that even we zealots of the future take stock.
    Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of zealot
Noun
  • The former tends to be more robust with a more noticeable palate weight, while the latter is lighter in style, the two approaches offer a diverse and fascinating tasting experience for spirits enthusiasts.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • So my interest was immediately piqued when online skin-care enthusiasts started boasting about the acne-clearing, pigment-fading powers of tretinoin.
    Jasmine Browley, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of enthusiast
Noun
  • This song's costuming includes sunglasses and KISS OF LIFE has taken note that fans will bring out the accessory just for this performance.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The film currently holds a 41% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, while fans seemed to love the sequel much more, rating the movie at 81%.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of fan
Noun
  • The penultimate chapter of The Last of Us centers Ellie and her discovery of a vile preacher named David, a cultist who has turned his people into monsters by feeding them human flesh.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Rather than extraterrestrials, Marshall thinks a sophisticated network of humans – likely cultists or a group using the animal parts for ritualistic purposes – is to blame.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of cultist
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