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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Data from polling company Gallup reveals a growing ideological divide between young men and women in Gen Z across the globe.
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Arthur Coelho Bezerra, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Those results are now drawing scrutiny and caution from both sides of the GOP’s ideological spectrum, posing a difficult balancing act for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 May 2025
Yet beneath their ideological differences, the American and Chinese models are converging in function.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
The Trump administration is cutting another $450 million in federal grants to Harvard University – on top of $2.2 billion already slashed – tightening even further its ideological pressure on America’s oldest and wealthiest university amid a broader battle over control of US college campuses.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
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Arthur Coelho Bezerra, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Those results are now drawing scrutiny and caution from both sides of the GOP’s ideological spectrum, posing a difficult balancing act for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 May 2025
Yet beneath their ideological differences, the American and Chinese models are converging in function.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
The Trump administration is cutting another $450 million in federal grants to Harvard University – on top of $2.2 billion already slashed – tightening even further its ideological pressure on America’s oldest and wealthiest university amid a broader battle over control of US college campuses.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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