noun
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a person who supports a particular ideology, esp a political theorist
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a person who studies an ideology or ideologies
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a theorist or visionary
Etymology
Origin of ideologist
First recorded in 1790–1800; ideolog(y) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Ideologist love dry, but their is a growing demand for sweet or feinherb .
From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2016
A fourth man also regularly joins the decision-making executive committee of the eleven-man Politburo: Party Ideologist Mikhail Suslov, 65, whose position seems to have stayed almost the same through several changes in leadership.
From Time Magazine Archive
Others, like Defense Minister Ustinov and Foreign Minister Gromyko, 70, and Party Ideologist Mikhail Suslov, 77, would appear to be disqualified because of their narrow specializations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yeltsin's outburst was seen as an attack on the Politburo faction led by Ideologist Yegor Ligachev, the second-ranking member, who has frequently criticized Gorbachev's reform program.
From Time Magazine Archive
Zaikov thus becomes one of the most powerful men in the country, along with Gorbachev and Party Ideologist Yegor Ligachev.
From Time Magazine Archive
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