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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This infrastructure and ideological influence spread even as the community obsessed over pictures of monkeys on a blockchain.
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Wars are caused by ideological need for control, power and authority.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
The combination of shocking statements about Jews has spread across the ideological spectrum.
—Rabbi David Wolpe, Time, 23 May 2025
While the first Iranian New Wave of the 1960s and ’70s moved away from escapist studio films toward social realism, the second wave — underground cinema — pushed even further, rejecting the ideological filters imposed by the state.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Wars are caused by ideological need for control, power and authority.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
The combination of shocking statements about Jews has spread across the ideological spectrum.
—Rabbi David Wolpe, Time, 23 May 2025
While the first Iranian New Wave of the 1960s and ’70s moved away from escapist studio films toward social realism, the second wave — underground cinema — pushed even further, rejecting the ideological filters imposed by the state.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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