ideologies

variants also idealogies
plural of ideology
as in doctrines
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group members of that sect follow an ideology of nonviolence and freely given cooperation

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Recent Examples of ideologies Nationwide, more factions are forming within the Republican Party because of internal tensions between opposing ideologies, said Dave Hopkins, a political science professor at Boston College. Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024 Students study the meaning and evidence behind various afterlife ideologies. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024 While their forms of governance, ideologies, interests, and capabilities differ, these revisionist powers all want to entrench autocratic rule at home and assert spheres of influence abroad. Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024 But as long as separatist ideologies persist, the region remains vulnerable to political unrest. Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024 Ultimately, political parties come and go; so do ideologies. Pierpaolo Barbieri, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2017

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“Ideologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologies. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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