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also idealogue
1
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question
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2
as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country
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Recent Examples of ideologue
William Greenwalt, former deputy undersecretary of defense for industrial policy — not a position held by free-market ideologues — has told the story of the MRAP program, where the military needed specialty steel to produce vehicles resistant to IEDs in the Middle East.
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The Editors, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
Far-right ideologues have for years sought to suppress both racial consciousness and gender fluidity, in the name of a radical natalist ideology that highly values white, gender-conforming children.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 30 Jan. 2025
Republicans got intense pushback from both ideologues and refiners for trying even a modest step toward carbon tariffs in the PROVE IT Act.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Sherk and his fellow ideologues may hope that a reinstated Schedule F will enable them to clear out the footdraggers, but agency rule-making would still remain a cumbersome process subject to congressional review.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
Far-right ideologues have for years sought to suppress both racial consciousness and gender fluidity, in the name of a radical natalist ideology that highly values white, gender-conforming children.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 30 Jan. 2025
Republicans got intense pushback from both ideologues and refiners for trying even a modest step toward carbon tariffs in the PROVE IT Act.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Sherk and his fellow ideologues may hope that a reinstated Schedule F will enable them to clear out the footdraggers, but agency rule-making would still remain a cumbersome process subject to congressional review.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologue
Noun
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These partisans, of course, will oppose commutation – but Polis still should grant it.—
Mike Davis,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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While partisans have made up their minds about Trump, independents may be taking a wait-and-see attitude.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And with Neptune entering your sign on March 30th, get ready to tap into your inner dreamer.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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These dreamers are still dreaming, but the alarm is going off.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Since the 1980s, activists fighting for immigration and refugee justice have continued to turn to sanctuary practices, both sacred and secular, as a method to protect members of their communities.—
Made by History,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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Like those activists, he is accused of leading protests with which the government disagrees.—
David Cole,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Ideologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologue. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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