🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

意识形态

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yìshí xíngtài

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ideology/ˌaɪ.diˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"意识形态在政治决策中起着重要作用。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

    "The political party's ideology is rooted in social democracy."
  2. 2

    A set of beliefs or philosophies attributed to a person or group.

    "Her ideology is shaped by her experiences and education."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French 'idéologie', coined during the French Enlightenment by philosopher Antoine Destutt de Tracy in the late 18th century to describe the 'science of ideas'. It combines the Greek 'idéa' (form, pattern, idea) and 'logos' (study of, discourse), evolving in the 19th and 20th centuries to denote systemic sets of political, cultural, or philosophical beliefs.

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