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ideological

/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

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What does ideological mean?

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.
  2. Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.
  3. Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.

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/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

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War-related disruptions, massive corruption, mismanagement, demographic pressures, and ideological rigidities have kept economic growth at depressed levels.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
Disruptions from the bitter war with Iraq, massive corruption, mismanagement, demographic pressures, and ideological rigidities have kept economic growth at depressed levels.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1991 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #25
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The charges against Communism made from a religious, a philosophical, and, generally, from an ideological standpoint, are not deserving of serious examination.
Karl Marx; Friedrich EngelsThe Communist ManifestoProject Gutenberg ebook #61
Worse, his ideas did not quite fit with the ideological preconceptions of J.l. Rodale, so organic gardeners and farmers are also ignorant of Albrecht's wisdom.
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342