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ideologist

American  
[ahy-dee-ol-uh-jist, id-ee-] / ˌaɪ diˈɒl ə dʒɪst, ˌɪd i- /

noun

  1. an expert in ideology.

  2. a person who deals with systems of ideas.

  3. a person advocating a particular ideology.

  4. a visionary.


Etymology

Origin of ideologist

First recorded in 1790–1800; ideolog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

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Koeman is troubleshooting, is not an ideologist and does not have any inclination to start that debate.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2021

As the Kremlin’s chief ideologist, he coined the term “sovereign democracy” that underpins Putinism – an ostensibly open political system controlled from the top.

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2019

Steve Bannon, the strategist and ideologist who was instrumental in Trump’s campaign victory, in 2016, hinted broadly at what might be next.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 24, 2019

It’s actually interesting to read Trump’s ideologist, Bannon, next to Putin’s ideologist, Alexander Dugin.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2017

I hate Diderot; he is an ideologist, a declaimer, and a revolutionist, a believer in God at bottom, and more bigoted than Voltaire.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence