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progressive
[pruh-gres-iv]
adjective
favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters.
The city recently elected a progressive mayor.
Synonyms:making progress toward better conditions; employing or advocating more enlightened or liberal ideas, new or experimental methods, etc..
We are a progressive community supporting and connecting innovative artists from many different cultures.
Progressive, of or relating to any of the Progressive parties in politics.
going forward or onward; passing successively from one member of a series to the next; proceeding step by step.
We are seeing a progressive increase in average temperatures worldwide.
Synonyms: , , ,relating to or being a form of taxation in which the rate increases with certain increases in taxable income.
of or relating to progressive education.
He worries that progressive schools achieve less solid mastery than conventional schools.
Grammar.Ģżdesignating a verb aspect or other verb category used for an action or state in process at a particular point of reference in time, whether past, present, or future.
Medicine/Medical.Ģżcontinuously increasing in extent or severity, as a disease.
noun
a person who is progressive or who favors progress or reform, especially in political matters.
Progressive, a member of a Progressive party.
Grammar.Ģż
a verb aspect or other verb category used for an action or state in process at a particular point of reference in time, whether past, present, or future.
an instance or form of a verb in this aspect, such as They are thinking about it, I was reading when you called, or Tomorrow I will be traveling to Boston.
progressive
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adjective
of or relating to progress
proceeding or progressing by steps or degrees
(often capital) favouring or promoting political or social reform through government action, or even revolution, to improve the lot of the majority
a progressive policy
denoting or relating to an educational system that allows flexibility in learning procedures, based on activities determined by the needs and capacities of the individual child, the aim of which is to integrate academic with social development
(of a tax or tax system) graduated so that the rate increases relative to the amount taxed Compare regressive
(esp of a disease) advancing in severity, complexity, or extent
(of a dance, card game, etc) involving a regular change of partners after one figure, one game, etc
denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages, including English, used to express prolonged or continuous activity as opposed to momentary or habitual activity
a progressive aspect of the verb ``to walk'' is ``is walking.''
noun
a person who advocates progress, as in education, politics, etc
the progressive aspect of a verb
a verb in this aspect
Progressive
2/ ±č°łÉĖÉ”°łÉ²õÉŖ±¹ /
noun
history a member or supporter of a Progressive Party
Canadian history a member or supporter of a chiefly agrarian reform movement advocating the nationalization of railways, low tariffs, an end to party politics, and similar measures: important in the early 1920s
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a Progressive Party, Progressive movement, or Progressives
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- progressively adverb
- progressiveness noun
- progressivity noun
- antiprogressive adjective
- nonprogressive adjective
- nonprogressiveness noun
- quasi-progressive adjective
- semiprogressive adjective
- semiprogressiveness noun
- ultraprogressive adjective
- ultraprogressiveness noun
- unprogressive adjective
- unprogressiveness noun
- ±č°ł“Ē˲µ°ł±š²õ²õ¾±±¹¾±²õ³Ł noun
- ±č°ł“Ē˲µ°ł±š²õ²õ¾±±¹±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- ±č°ł“Ē˲µ°ł±š²õ²õ¾±±¹±š±ō²ā adverb
- ±č°ł“Ē˲µ°ł±š²õ²õ¾±±¹¾±²õ³¾ noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of progressive1
Example Sentences
France has also made progressive steps on paternity leave in recent years.
āPrime Ministerā is not be that interested in wrangling, dealing and lawmaking, or even the nuts and bolts of her progressive views.
Even progressives who have a dim view of Newsom's motives or authenticity are here for it:
Now he was standing up to the bully who loves to use California, Newsom and our progressive politics as a punching bag.
Marshall Kosloff, co-host of āThe Realignmentā podcast, Kosloff confronted the panelists with polling from Demand Progress, a progressive polling firm, that tested whether the abundance message or an economic populist message resonated with respondents better.
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