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 As the investigation continues, community leaders and activists call for a more nuanced discussion regarding corporate involvement in political ideologies, emphasizing responsible leadership in the business world. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025 The order mandates investigations into educational institutions suspected of promoting these ideologies and threatens criminal prosecution for educators facilitating the social transition of transgender minors. Scott White, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 In 2019, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group, received a trove of emails from before the 2016 election in which Miller cited and promoted white nationalist ideologies of white genocide, immigrants as criminals and other views. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025 While Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, has eschewed his past adherence to jihadi ideologies, skeptics have questioned his new administration's goals as elections were delayed by years and sectarian violence resurfaced. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 The series’ devotion to writing Native American characters of different backgrounds and ideologies is one of its greatest consistencies and something McClarnon has talked about being key to Dark Winds’s production. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025 Many attribute this downturn to Musk’s increasing political involvement and alignment with right-wing ideologies, which has alienated a section of the consumer base. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025 The Education Department previously said it got rid of the contracts because the programs were promoting divisive ideologies in schools. Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025 The original Nature article that features the heatmaps examines how the two main political ideologies — liberalism and conservatism — reflect differences in the levels of moral compassion. Big Think, 3 Mar. 2025

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