variants also idealogy
as in doctrine
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group members of that sect follow an ideology of nonviolence and freely given cooperation

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Recent Examples of ideology This administration might be skeptical of both big government and climate science, but that ideology can be bent for the right backers. Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025 Then and now, AP disputes the accusation that its Stylebook favors a political party, movement or ideology. Marc Caputo, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025 But given the limits of surgical techniques and ideologies at the time, these forms of medical transition were unlikely to be common. Sarah Barringer, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2025 Mahmoud said the bookstores have a wide collection of books from all over the world and do not cater to a specific viewpoint or ideology. Leila Fadel, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ideology
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Noun
  • Following a judicial doctrine established by the 1971 case Mindes v. Seaman, courts typically defer to the judgment of military authorities in determining how the armed forces should function.
    Natalie Shibley / Made by History, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The state of Michigan wants to shut down the pipeline, saying that a 1953 easement for the pipeline’s operation violated the state’s public trust doctrine.
    Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Leading With Presence And Purpose That last conversation with my mother reshaped my leadership philosophy.
    Bala Sathyanarayanan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Throughout it all, Brooks has maintained a consistent philosophy: technological solutions must enhance human capabilities rather than attempt to replicate them.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, perhaps the only thing that binds people of all races, creeds, and colors together is the universal insistence that the end is nigh.
    George Pendle, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025
  • But envisioning those creeds stenciled into the end zones moves me to imagine a different kind of Super Bowl that might be played tomorrow.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Ideology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideology. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

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