Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is occupied with ideas or ideals that have no real significance or value; one who indulges in theories or speculations, or fabricates ideal schemes.
- noun One who advocates the doctrines of ideology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who treats of ideas; one who theorizes or idealizes; one versed in the science of ideas, or who advocates the doctrines of ideology.
- noun An ideologue.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
theorizes oridealizes ; one whoadvocates thedoctrines ofideology .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an advocate of some ideology
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Examples
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Today Luzhkov named Medvedev's press secretary, Natalia Timakova, and a Kremlin ideologist, Vladislav Surkov, as plotters of his downfall.
Moscow's ousted mayor in 'pro-democracy' campaign Luke Harding in Moscow 2010
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Banna, also known as Abu Aymen al-Masri, was said to be an "ideologist" of the group.
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Bromwich Albion and Cologne striker Milivoje Novakovic, said to be the team's "ideologist".
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Banna, also known as Abu Aymen al-Masri, was said to be an "ideologist" of the group.
Raw Story 2010
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Banna, also known as Abu Aymen al-Masri, was said to be an "ideologist" of the group.
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"ideologist", wrote the lyrics and took care of the art cover.
Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2010
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They are 85-year-old Nuon Chea, the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologist and second in charge; 80-year-old Khieu Samphan, an ex-head of state; and 86-year-old Ieng Sary, the former foreign minister.
Khmer Rouge jailer Duch's sentence increased by Cambodia court 2012
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A terrorist whose deadly plans should be prevented belongs in Guantánamo, the empty zone exempted from the rule of law; a fundamentalist ideologist should be silenced because he spreads hatred.
Liberal multiculturalism masks an old barbarism with a human face Slavoj Zizek 2010
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A number of U.S. citizens hold prominent roles in Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, including the American-born cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi, a leading ideologist and operational planner.
Investigators link package explosives to al-Qaeda bomb-maker in Yemen Peter Finn 2010
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In 1998, Zawahiri merged his Egyptian Islamic Jihad with bin Laden's al-Qaida, becoming bin Laden's deputy and chief Islamic ideologist.
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaida's arrogant doctor of death | The Observer profile 2011
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