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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Another motivation was Watson’s ideological commitments.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
Analysts have proposed several different explanations for those shifts, including sexism within communities of color, pessimistic views of the economy and inflation, disinformation, social class and the ongoing ideological sorting of nonwhite conservatives into the Republican Party.
—Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Administrative bloat, ideological edicts, and a counterproductive pivot towards equity in all things educational have effectively handicapped public education.
—Wenyuan Wu, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
It should be noted that all but one recent Democratic presidential nomination fights have been won by the more centrist candidate, though progressives sometimes wielded power over its subsequent ideological course.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
Analysts have proposed several different explanations for those shifts, including sexism within communities of color, pessimistic views of the economy and inflation, disinformation, social class and the ongoing ideological sorting of nonwhite conservatives into the Republican Party.
—Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Administrative bloat, ideological edicts, and a counterproductive pivot towards equity in all things educational have effectively handicapped public education.
—Wenyuan Wu, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
It should be noted that all but one recent Democratic presidential nomination fights have been won by the more centrist candidate, though progressives sometimes wielded power over its subsequent ideological course.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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