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also idealogues
1
as in partisans
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 dreamers
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 ideologues
Joe Rogan visibly shocked by Charlie Kirk's death, warns of ideologues 'celebrating this'.
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FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
But the risk of arrest for online speech is not restricted to famous far-right ideologues.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
The Bay’s issues aren’t ideological and most of us aren’t wired as ideologues anyway.
—Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
What is Jubilee hoping to accomplish by platforming radical perspectives and facilitating rage-bait blood sport, even between nominally well-meaning ideologues?
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
But the risk of arrest for online speech is not restricted to famous far-right ideologues.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
The Bay’s issues aren’t ideological and most of us aren’t wired as ideologues anyway.
—Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
What is Jubilee hoping to accomplish by platforming radical perspectives and facilitating rage-bait blood sport, even between nominally well-meaning ideologues?
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologues
Noun
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The cumulative effect is a Congress dominated by out-of-touch partisans more focused on tearing down the other side than governing and addressing the complicated problems facing citizens and the nation.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Do people in your field think that the partisan, toxic atmosphere in the country could be motivating these attacks, even if the shooters themselves aren’t clear partisans attacking someone from the opposing party?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From vengeful resurrections to satanic rituals, shoplifters waging war on capitalism to secret cults, shadow selves to harrowing births, these genre-defying films crown the Dolls as auteurs, protagonists, dreamers, and disruptors.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As The Independent noted, if such a category is adopted by the FBI, it could be applied to rhetoric used by activists, writers, and allies speaking out against anti-trans policies and rhetoric.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
19 Sep. 2025
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Preaching the gospel of revolution, activists mobilized peasants and workers (and to a lesser degree, women) to rebel against inequality and exploitation.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ideologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologues. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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