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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Similar ideological struggles have unfolded in Rocklin Unified and the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District, both north of Sacramento, and the Anderson Union High School District in Shasta County.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The once-dominant Congress, long positioned at India’s political center, struggled for years to find a direction and offer an ideological alternative to the B.J.P.
—Pragati K.b. Atul Loke, New York Times, 4 June 2024
However, many analysts think the ideological divide between the ANC and the leading opposition party is so wide as to make such a deal difficult, if not impossible.
—Anait Miridzhanian, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Phil Noble—Getty Images O’Neill believes that there are people—particularly the plurality of those who don’t identify with unionists or nationalists—who are willing to be persuaded, and says that there’s as much an economic case for Irish reunification as there is an ideological one.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 30 May 2024
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The once-dominant Congress, long positioned at India’s political center, struggled for years to find a direction and offer an ideological alternative to the B.J.P.
—Pragati K.b. Atul Loke, New York Times, 4 June 2024
However, many analysts think the ideological divide between the ANC and the leading opposition party is so wide as to make such a deal difficult, if not impossible.
—Anait Miridzhanian, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Phil Noble—Getty Images O’Neill believes that there are people—particularly the plurality of those who don’t identify with unionists or nationalists—who are willing to be persuaded, and says that there’s as much an economic case for Irish reunification as there is an ideological one.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 30 May 2024
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ideological. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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