ideology
ide.ol.o.gy also ide.al.o.gy \-'a:l-*-je-\ \-'a:l-*-je-, -'al-\ n [F ide`ologie, fr. ide`o- ideo- + -logie -logy] 1: visionary theorizing 2a: a systematic body of concepts esp. about human life or culture 2b: a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, gr oup, or culture 2c: the integrated assertions, theories, and aims that constitute a sociopo litical program