ideologue

noun

ˈī-dē-ə-ˌlȯg How to pronounce ideologue (audio)
variants also idealogue
Definition of ideologuenext
1
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question

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2
as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country

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Recent Examples of ideologue Unthinking ideologues are the problem. — Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 31 May 2026 The ideologues can go somewhere else. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 27 May 2026 In embracing a rapprochement with the United States under President Obama, Raúl Castro, long seen as an ideologue by Cubanologists, played the hand of a pragmatist. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 21 May 2026 The Executive Branch has garnered more influential power because Congress spends 70% of their time stalemating ideologues performing for special interests and donors. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ideologue
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  1. partisan
  2. dreamer
  3. militant
  4. activist
  5. crusader
Noun
  • This is what happens when the federal government becomes the plaything of a petty partisan gone mad.
    — Max Taves, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Such traits help elevate interactions with the natural world – and might do the same among neighbors, colleagues, and even political partisans.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of partisan
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  • Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen tells the story of Colette (Caruso), a witty young dreamer in 20th-century Paris, who finds her power through writing.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In each of those projects, Johnson created a role for himself, typically a clownish dreamer.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreamer
Noun
  • Al-Nuzaili claimed that dozens of Houthi militants had been killed or wounded.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • An Israeli soldier smashed a crucifix in a family garden and another stuck a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon, where the military is fighting Hezbollah militants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of militant
Noun
  • Magneto-type helmets so activists can’t read the minds of la migra?
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That changed, a few weeks in, when Burke received a phone call from the conservative activist Christopher Rufo.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of activist
Noun
  • Andrew Sweetman, the Scottish marine biogeochemist who led the work, hadn’t made such claims, but he was still pilloried by fellow-scientists, and proponents of mining accused him of being an anti-mining crusader.
    — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But his wildly unfiltered speech grabs the attention of beautiful and brash public defender Ginger (Gilpin), herself a crusader for truth.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of crusader

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