ideology
noun /ˌaɪdiˈɒlədʒi/
  /ˌaɪdiˈɑːlədʒi/
[countable, uncountable] (plural ideologies)
 (sometimes disapproving)- a set of ideas that an economic or political system is based on
- Marxist/capitalist ideology
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1- The party's policies were based on prejudice rather than on any coherent ideology.
 - These businesses have a core ideology of which profit is but one ideal.
 - They are divided by opposing ideologies.
 - They distanced themselves from the upper class and adopted a communist ideology.
 - They share a hateful ideology that rejects tolerance.
 - the narrow ideology of the extreme right
 - the radical ideology of the French Revolution
 - Individualism is central to capitalist ideology.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dominant
 - prevailing
 - official
 - …
 
- have
 - adopt
 - embrace
 - …
 
 - a set of beliefs, especially one held by a particular group, that influences the way people behave
- the ideology of gender roles
 - alternative ideologies
 
Extra Examples- Gender ideology still has an important role in determining how couples allocate household tasks.
 - They want to spread their ideology of hope.
 - a unique ideology based on the concept of service
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dominant
 - prevailing
 - official
 - …
 
- have
 - adopt
 - embrace
 - …
 
 
Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally referring to the science of ideas): from French idéologie, from Greek idea ‘form, pattern’ + -logos (denoting discourse or compilation).