ideologist
[ ahy-dee-ol-uh-jist, id-ee- ]
/ ˌaɪ diˈɒl ə dʒɪst, ˌɪd i- /
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Origin of ideologist
First recorded in 1790–1800; ideolog(y) + -ist
Words nearby ideologist
ideogram, ideograph, ideography, ideokinetic apraxia, ideological, ideologist, ideologize, ideologue, ideology, ideomotor, ideomotor apraxia
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Example sentences from the Web for ideologist
“Snowden is an ideologist, a victim of certain conditions,” Soldatov says.
But why did not this ideologist perceive that man is not proprietor even of his own faculties?
What is Property?|P. J. ProudhonThe forehead is not too high,—it bespeaks no ideologist—but compact, and of iron strength.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.|Hermann Pckler-Muskau
British Dictionary definitions for ideologist
ideologist
/ (ˌaɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪst) /
noun
a person who supports a particular ideology, esp a political theorist
a person who studies an ideology or ideologies
a theorist or visionary
Also: ideologue (ˈaɪdɪəˌlɒɡ)
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