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ideology

[ahy-dee-ol-uh-jee, id-ee-] / ˌaɪ diˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌɪd i- /


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Second, the order designates as an organization something the FBI’s past leadership has described as an ideology.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

They also examine the Smithsonian’s uncertain legal status, and whether the museum’s real problem is chaotic organization rather than ideology.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

The paper says the change came after police discovered "items of political ideology" in their key suspect's home.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The enviable compound of ideology, economics and democracy that has produced this country’s foreign policy has, by the 21st century, enabled American political ideas to make “deep inroads into the political life of the planet.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Second, my contact with the labor movement and its ideology made me see Bigger clearly and feel what he meant.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

In contrast, the rigid ideologies of homogenous teams “constrain portfolio choice” and make it less likely that the funds will “adapt to novel or changing environments.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 12, 2026

“In the absence of ethnicity, religion or political ideologies, social networks can divide, and new group boundaries can emerge, leading to collective violence,” the authors write.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

The statement added that the department has updated guidance, is providing teachers with resources to recognise the signs of incel ideologies and is strengthening guidance for mobile phones in schools.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

He’s spent a career traveling to far-flung and sometimes dangerous regions for Chevron—Angola, Mexico, Colombia—navigating regimes of varying political ideologies.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

But some of their ideologies didn’t align with Hitler’s.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys




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