doctrinaire

[US]/ˌdɒktrɪˈneə(r)/
[UK]/ˌdɑːktrɪˈner/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. dogmatic

Example Sentences

he is not a doctrinaire socialist.

Don’t be so doctrinaire about things.

He is known for his doctrinaire approach to politics.

She criticized the doctrinaire attitude of the new government.

The professor's doctrinaire views on economics were controversial.

The party's doctrinaire policies alienated many voters.

He tends to be doctrinaire in his approach to problem-solving.

The company's doctrinaire rules stifled creativity among employees.

Her doctrinaire beliefs prevented her from considering alternative viewpoints.

The organization's doctrinaire leadership style led to internal conflicts.

He was criticized for his doctrinaire approach to education reform.

The party's doctrinaire ideology clashed with the changing social landscape.

Real-world Examples

He was a doctrinaire and an opportunist.

Source: Test Channel 1

Their stories could never achieve their high-minded aspirations because they felt stale and doctrinaire.

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A doctrinaire opportunist came perhaps closest to the American Puritan ideal for man.

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The word doctrinaire—word full of terror to the British mind—reappeared from time to time between his explosions.

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Like the anti-slavery doctrinaires of the forties and fifties, they became mute and useless when slavery struck them in the face.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

Like most young men, he was much of a doctrinaire, and the question was, in any event, rather historical or political than legal.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

But as a Mexican woman of Spanish descent Juana's Loa also has a sneaky reverence for native cultural practices and might even function as a critique of doctrinaire colonial rule.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

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