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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The Wisconsin Supreme Court election is on April 1, and the contest for the seat of retiring Justice Ann Walsh Bradley is technically a nonpartisan race, though whoever wins the seat will help determine the ideological bent of the court -- which currently leans liberal.
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
For far too long, lawmakers have treated foreign aid as a blank check for bureaucrats to promote ideological agendas ranging from the absurd to the outright nefarious.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The messaging of an energy emergency is also the administration's attempt to defend its ideological goals of deregulation and reversal of Biden-era efforts to address climate change, Konisky said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Further, the countries at the receiving end deserve to be spared the insidious effects of ideological colonization.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
For far too long, lawmakers have treated foreign aid as a blank check for bureaucrats to promote ideological agendas ranging from the absurd to the outright nefarious.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The messaging of an energy emergency is also the administration's attempt to defend its ideological goals of deregulation and reversal of Biden-era efforts to address climate change, Konisky said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Further, the countries at the receiving end deserve to be spared the insidious effects of ideological colonization.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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