ideologia

ideology

noun ee-deh-oh-loh-JEE-ah Less Common

Origin: French idéologie (1796), coined by Destutt de Tracy from Greek idea + logos

Usage Note

Ideologia refers to a system of ideas or beliefs, especially political. The plural is ideologie. The adjective ideologico ('ideological') and the noun ideologo (m) / ideologa (f) ('ideologist') derive from it. In Italian political discourse, l'ideologia di partito ('party ideology') is a common collocation.

Examples

"La sua ideologia politica è cambiata nel tempo."

Natural Translation

His political ideology has changed over time.

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