Collocations with ideal

These are words often used in combination with ideal.

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abstract ideal
To give a simple example, pure communism may sound good as an abstract ideal.
aesthetic ideal
The new ideal was an aesthetic ideal of delivering a complete "portrait" of the self.
classical ideal
The classical ideal turns out to be the ultra-clean sound ('every part of the orchestra gets perfectly reproduced').
cultural ideal
These have in common declining social status and degradation of selfimage, as the cultural ideal, youthful femininity, can no longer be met.
democratic ideal
This is the democratic ideal of ordinary folks getting up at a public meeting, having their say, and possibly influencing decisions.
ethical ideal
The individual may contribute a great deal to the fulfilment of the ethical ideal, yet he can never attain it.
high ideal
It also alluded to the high ideal that science would one-day do justice to mind and its values.
ideal of democracy
It is not pre-answered by the fundamental ideal of democracy itself, but is a matter of prudent institutional choice.
ideal of justice
Moreover, the ideal of justice is internal to the concept of community.
impossible ideal
Some critics see this attempt to serve the interests both of animals and of science as an impossible ideal.
liberal ideal
As a liberal ideal, citizenship carries with it a universalizing impulse; but in practice, citizenship is inescapably associated with the state.
lofty ideal
Instead, this vision of rationality is usually presented as a lofty ideal that human reasoning should aspire to.
moral ideal
This is a moral ideal that is worth promoting.
noble ideal
My late leader died as truly for a noble ideal as if he had died on the field of battle.
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Hansard archive

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socialist ideal
The younger generation however, were attracted to socialist ideals.
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utopian ideal
As previous speakers have said, zero poverty is not a utopian ideal but is within our grasp in this region.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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