ideological opponent

collocation in English

meaningsofideologicalandopponent

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ideological
adjective
uk
/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
based on or relating to a particular set of ideas ...
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opponent
noun[C]
uk
/əˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/əˈpoʊ.nənt/
a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to ...
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(Definition ofideologicalandopponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For anti-feminists, as we have seen, it served to construct a cartoonish, and also on occasion an insidiously subtle,ideologicalopponent.
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Simply put, in the absence of anideologicalopponentthe necessity of an ideological champion is less pressing.
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In this period, the dominantideologicalopponentof liberalism was classical conservatism.
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We argue that when elites borrow value rhetoric from ideological opponents, they are recognized as having strayed from traditional positions.
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His ideological opponents might disagree with him, but morally he was able to stand up to his faultfinders as long as he remained faithful to his ideals.
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Will the ideological opponents of atomic energy change their views?
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Our ideological opponents miss the point.
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When they come into the light of day, it is more and more difficult for our ideological opponents to maintain their case in the uncommitted world.
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The website sometimes adopts a strongly critical stance against figures that it perceives as political or ideological opponents.
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But being one of the most prestigious and outspoken left-wing intellectuals alive, he also attracted opposition from ideological opponents.
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Frankfurter's ideological opponents would leave the room or read their mail while he lectured.
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