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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