ideologue
noun /ˈaɪdiəlɒɡ/
/ˈaɪdiəlɔːɡ/
(also ideologist
(formal, sometimes disapproving) /ˌaɪdiˈɒlədʒɪst/
/ˌaɪdiˈɑːlədʒɪst/
)- a person whose actions are influenced by belief in a set of principles (= by an ideology)Topics Politicsc2Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French idéologue; see also ideology.