ideology

CEFRC1

/ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A set of beliefs about politics, society, or life.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The study of the origin and nature of ideas.

Examples

  • It goes without saying that the ideology is behind the times.

  • This is the ideology to which my speech is written.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ɪ.diˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.

More examples

In context

  • A dictatorship bans things, that do not conform to its ideology, to secure its reign.

  • This article examines how these three scholars use the term "Occitan" and ideologies of Occitanism to characterize southern France, and how such ideologies reflect the intellectual traditions in which they write.

  • Ideology constantly gets in the way. For the Government, unions are militant "Trots" out to cause political trouble. For the unions, the private sector is a grasping, evil leech. Neither is true.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French idéologie, from idéo- + -logie (equivalent to English ideo- + -logy). Cognate with, but not derived from, idea. Coined 1796 by Antoine Destutt de Tracy. Modern sense of “doctrine” attributed to use of related idéologue (“ideologue”) by Napoleon Bonaparte as a term of abuse towards political opponents in early 1800s.