ideologue

noun

ideo·logue ˈī-dē-ə-ˌlȯg

-ˌläg

variants or less commonly idealogue

Synonyms of ideologue next

: an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology

: an impractical idealist : theorist

Examples of ideologue in a Sentence

as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country

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In 1940, the Kremlin hunted down one of its revolutionary leaders and communist ideologues, Leon Trotsky, who had been ousted from power after falling out with Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. —

Owen Hayes, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2024 In an interview with ABC News that aired Sunday, the billionaire entrepreneur, who backed Nikki Haley in the Republican primary, said Harris is open minded and not an ideologue, then pivoted to his lack of financial support. —

Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024 Trump’s billionaires—many of whom have made their fortunes as hedge-fund managers, activist investors, and corporate raiders—tend to be highly motivated ideologues and individual operators. —

Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024 Another worthy read from Simon van Zuylen-Wood in The Washington Post Magazine: How Vance transformed himself into a far-right ideologue. —

Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ideologue