political ideology

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliticalandideology

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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ideology
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌaɪ.diˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
us
/ˌaɪ.diˈɑː.lə.dʒi/
a set of beliefs or principles, especially one on which a political system, party, or organization ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandideologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolitical ideology

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Several other beliefs and rituals operated aspoliticalideologyin the pre-colonial states.
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Politicalideologyalso plays a role in explaining abstention, and it is an intriguing one.
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All he had to do was to commit himself to thepoliticalideologycentered on the abstract ideals of liberty, equality, and republicanism.
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He was scornful of any thinkers entangled in subjective inquiry - whether in psychology,politicalideology, or imaginative literature.
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But the study goes on to demonstrate that this supposedly non-ideological element of our justice system is in fact deeply influenced bypoliticalideology.
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The character impersonation of bourgeois theatre expresses a social andpoliticalideologybased on individualism.
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But when an author tells us that music expresses a philosophy of history or apoliticalideology, it gives one pause.
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It traces the journey of the secular norm over a 45-year period, in the context of contests over identity,politicalideologyand socio-political dominance.
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We should therefore understand the concept to be first and foremost no more thanpoliticalideology.
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Or did it come to function as a moral pressure valve, allowing the dominantpoliticalideologyto operate unchecked?
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It has been noted that royal genealogies are not texts concerned with the statement of orthodox theological truth: they are concerned more withpoliticalideology.
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They were a very disparate group in terms of age, personality,politicalideology, and constituency.
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Overall, the impact ofpoliticalideologyon support for multiculturalist policies is statistically weaker and more restricted than the effect of animosity against minority groups.
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In order to make informed decisions on the basis of their policy preferences, voters heavily relied on both party organizations andpoliticalideology.
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There are clear dangers in over-rigid interpretations ofpoliticalideology.
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Race combined withpoliticalideologyin diverse ways.
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Politicalideologydoes not help much; there appears to be little correlation between policies and the position of ruling parties on the left-right spectrum.
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After describing group differences in opinion, we present a multivariate analysis estimating the relative influences of social background,politicalideologyand animosity towards minority groups on opinions about multiculturalism.
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