different between ideological vs political

English

Etymology

ideology +? -ical

Adjective

ideological (comparative more ideological, superlative most ideological)

1. Of or pertaining to an ideology.
2. Based on an ideology or misleading studies or statistics, especially based on the media or propaganda. Not based on scientific evidence or reality.

Related terms

• ideologically
• ideology
• transideological

Translations

References

• ideological in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• ideological in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• eidological

English

Alternative forms

• politicall (obsolete)

Etymology

politic +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??l?t?k?l/
• Hyphenation: po?lit?i?cal

Adjective

political (comparative more political, superlative most political)

1. Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
2. Concerning a polity or its administrative components.

3. (derogatory) Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation.

   “The Court invalidates Minnesota’s political apparel ban based on its inability to define the term ‘political'”

4. Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority.
5. (of a person) Interested in politics.

Synonyms

• politic

Antonyms

• nonpolitical, non-political

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Descendants

• ? Hindi: ???????? (politikal)

Noun

political (plural politicals)

1. A political agent or officer.
   • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 265:

     One such officer was Count Nikolai Ignatiev, a brilliant and ambitious political, who enjoyed the ear of the Tsar and burned to settle his country's scores with the British.

2. A publication focusing on politics.

References

• political at OneLook Dictionary Search
• political in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• political in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.