ideologue

American  

[ahy-dee-uh-lawg, -log, id-ee-, ahy-dee-] / ˈaɪ di əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg, ˈɪd i-, aɪˈdi- /

noun

1. a person who zealously advocates an ideology.

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Etymology

Origin of ideologue

1805–15; < French idéologue; ideo-, -logue

Example Sentences

On assuming the presidency on a "temporary" basis, Delcy Rodríguez - a lifelong Chavista - appointed mostly technocrats rather than ideologues with a nod to the need for pragmatism as Venezuela entered a new era.

From BBC

Rubio, who is seen as less of an ideologue, will lead the US delegation to the annual security and defense talks, which run through Sunday in the Bavarian capital.

From Barron's

Instead, Akhundzada - having shunned the capital where the government sits in favour of remaining in Kandahar, a base of power for the Taliban - began surrounding himself with trusted ideologues and hardliners.

From BBC

Mr. Howard’s argument, which I find persuasive, is that Cowley’s stint as an ideologue was a short-term folly that does not fundamentally implicate his literary endeavors.

From The Wall Street Journal

The night he won, he showed who he was: a serious ideologue who means it.

From The Wall Street Journal