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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Instead, Chicago’s public schools increasingly are shaped by an ideological teachers union that is focused not on teaching students how to think, but what to think.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Backing OpenAI was, in his telling, both an ideological bet on democratizing AI and a geopolitical hedge.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Smaller ones have joined the war for ideological reasons and to avenge Khamenei’s death.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
There wasn't a whole lot of ideological differences between the two.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Backing OpenAI was, in his telling, both an ideological bet on democratizing AI and a geopolitical hedge.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Smaller ones have joined the war for ideological reasons and to avenge Khamenei’s death.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
There wasn't a whole lot of ideological differences between the two.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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