ideological

CEFRB2

/ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/

adjective

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adjective
Related to a system of beliefs or ideas.
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adjective
Extra detail
Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.

Examples

He claims his motives are ideological, but I think they're more about principal than principles.
She did not agree with the ideological aims of the group.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.
Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.

In context

The most ruthless leaders in history were often ideological ones with utopian visions.
There are economists from all over the ideological spectrum.
ideological fervor

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Given these entrenched ideological assumptions about the colonial order, it is no wonder that the state and those groups with an interest in the status quo viewed with suspicion and hostility any challenges to the fixed and "natural" boundaries between different sorts of people.
2009, Andrew B. Fisher, Matthew O'Hara, “Forward”, in Andrew B. Fisher, Matthew O'Hara, editors, Imperial Subjects: Race and Identity in Colonial Latin America, page 4
She also noted that the administration, in a letter in April, “specifically conditioned funding on agreeing to its ten terms, only one of which related to antisemitism, while six related to ideological and pedagogical concerns, including who may lead and teach at Harvard, who may be admitted, and what may be taught.”
2025 September 3, Dan Mangan, “Judge voids $2.2 billion Harvard funding freeze by Trump administration”, in CNBC

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From ideology + -ical.