ideologue
One who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocateOne who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.
» Right-wing ideologues are quick to point out the pathology of gender dysphoria but slow to acknowledge its standard treatment, gender transition.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.
Ideologe, Ideologin
идео́логideólog
an advocate of some ideology
Examples
2 sentencesRight-wing ideologues are quick to point out the pathology of gender dysphoria but slow to acknowledge its standard treatment, gender transition.
Is Tebboune a pragmatist or an ideologue?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French idéologue. By surface analysis, ideo- + -logue. First attested in theBorrowed from French idéologue. By surface analysis, ideo- + -logue. First attested in the 19th century.
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Forms
plural: ideologuesSynonyms
1 synonyms- an advocate of some ideology:ideologist