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| anti-ideological |
combined form of ideological. |
| assassin |
one who murders for money or for ideological reasons. [1/2 definitions] |
| assassinate |
to murder for pay or for ideological reasons. [1/2 definitions] |
| bamboo curtain |
(sometimes cap.) a barrier to trade and diplomacy, based on ideological and political differences, that formerly existed between the People's Republic of China and the West, attributed by the latter to the secrecy and censorship practiced by the Chinese. (Cf. iron curtain.) |
| cold war |
intense political or ideological hostility between nations, resulting in high tension between them, but not in outright war. [2 definitions] |
| containment |
a government policy, enacted in a variety of ways, that is intended to curb the territorial growth, economic expansion, or ideological influence of a hostile nation. [1/3 definitions] |
| Negritude |
(sometimes l.c.) an awareness by Blacks of their historical and cultural heritage, and an ideological affirmation of its value. |
| nonideological |
combined form of ideological. |
| unideological |
combined form of ideological. |
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