variants also idealogy
as in doctrine
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group members of that sect follow an ideology of nonviolence and freely given cooperation

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Recent Examples of ideology Also, conservatives complain that schools’ emphasis on diversity and inclusion is a means of enforcing liberal ideology. Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 Nicholas never psychologically recovered from his loss, but his ideology permanently shaped Russian politics and literature. James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025 Liberals may not have liked his picks—Jeff Sessions for attorney general, say, or Michael Flynn for national security adviser—but regardless of ideology, most of his top advisers had recognizable credentials. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025 This is what happens when the people in charge put ideology over common sense. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ideology
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  • Francis’s promise to reconsider the doctrine of priestly celibacy had gone nowhere . . .
    Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The case also argues that the DOGE access violates federal administrative law and the U.S. Constitution’s separation of powers doctrine.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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  • And, although the library has expanded, the episodes are many, and the logo may shift from the bow-tie to the address, the core philosophy at the root of all Milk Street does remains the same: to teach home cooks about flavor and new approaches to cooking.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • That’s the philosophy of 83-year-old billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who gave away a total of $3.7 billion to nonprofits in 2024 — more than any other American, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • Armed with that platform, Bongino castigated Covid-19 mandates, pushed unsubstantiated claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election, and promoted the America First creed.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Indeed, perhaps the only thing that binds people of all races, creeds, and colors together is the universal insistence that the end is nigh.
    George Pendle, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Ideology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideology. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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