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

America loses if Republicans and Democrats alike bow to far-right or far-left ideologues. —Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025

Conservative ideologues bemoaned the inclusion of characters who did not fit the cookie-cutter image of a white, cis, hetero man. —Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024

James addresses the problem by creating a revolutionary who resembles himself: not just a single-minded ideologue, but a masterful craftsman, a lover of art and a sensitive friend. —Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025

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

Word History

Etymology

French idéologue, back-formation from idéologie

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 2