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

The final tragedy is that Maria Schneider’s indelible Jeanne must compete with ideologues who exploit her image to achieve a film culture equivalent to the Christine Blasey Ford hoax. —Armond White, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025

In Creation Lake, rural politics is mostly a backdrop to the postmodern espionage plot and Sadie’s increasing fascination with the octogenarian ideologue of the commune. —Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025

With a mix of ultra Trump loyalists and conservative ideologues, infighting is inevitable — and often explosive. —Zachary Basu, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025

Putin’s ideologues and Trump’s ideologues are both militantly anti-Zelensky, anti-Ukraine, and anti-Europe. —Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French idéologue, back-formation from idéologie

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 2