ideological
adjective
ideo·log·i·cal
ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
ˌi-
variants
or less commonly ideologic
ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-jik
ˌi-
1
: of, relating to, or based on ideology
2
: relating to or concerned with ideas
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The ideological fight for Ben & Jerry’s continues, three wonderful things to know about the baklava guy, and an NYC bakery everyone’s going to be talking about opens this summer.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Wealthy donors choose to contribute to political races for a wide variety of reasons, including for partisan and ideological reasons, said Jaclyn Kettler, a political science professor at Boise State University.
—Kevin Fixler
june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
Your readers should know that Vincent Bolloré makes no secret of pursuing an ideological project with a view toward the next French presidential election.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
While Ono faced the public just days after being named UF’s preferred candidate, Bell has spent more than two weeks under the microscope as conservative activists, bloggers and political operatives sifted through his decade-long record in Alabama searching for evidence of ideological heresy.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026
Wealthy donors choose to contribute to political races for a wide variety of reasons, including for partisan and ideological reasons, said Jaclyn Kettler, a political science professor at Boise State University.
—Kevin Fixler
june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
Your readers should know that Vincent Bolloré makes no secret of pursuing an ideological project with a view toward the next French presidential election.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
While Ono faced the public just days after being named UF’s preferred candidate, Bell has spent more than two weeks under the microscope as conservative activists, bloggers and political operatives sifted through his decade-long record in Alabama searching for evidence of ideological heresy.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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