progressive
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- noun
- /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/
- American progressives were in a panic.
- liberals and progressives
- pragmatist progressives
- most progressives
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so really, the progressives might say you have no right.
- And so really, the progressives might say you have no right.
- And, and it's very self evidently crazy to progressives when the tides are turned.
- These are white progressives and they've been like that for years.
- We've had, we have multiple young progressives being elected to city councils against incumbents.
- CBD is legal in Georgia and we're not exactly known for being a progressive, not at all.
- You know, you're not seeing thoughtful Breitbart, you're not seeing thoughtful progressives writing there, right.
Examples
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For progressives today, fascism is on the right, a philosophy of nationalism and authoritarianism.
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Before then, I was just a standard straight issue, you know, Ivy League liberal, progressive type person.
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The President believed the U.S. should take a position that progressives could support.
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The two men recognized each other as fellow progressives.
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Margaret Sanger, a progressive who wanted to help humanity.
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The problem for social workers and for progressives generally is developing a strategy for defending Social Security and Medicare.
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The organization is made up of a diverse group of progressives who advocate for environmental reforms.
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As a proud progressive, she actively promotes social justice and equality in her community.
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The progressives gathered to discuss new initiatives for improving civil rights.
Synonyms
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A person who supports social change and people's rights
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A person who campaigns for political or social change
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A person who supports more social equality and government help in the economy
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A person who supports strong personal rights and wants the government to not interfere in private choices
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A person who wants to change political or social systems
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A person who supports new social or political ideas
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A person who supports political freedom, social change and basic rights
A person who supports political ideas that want social change, sometimes used as an insult
Antonyms
Compounds
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A tax system where people with higher incomes pay a larger percentage of their income
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A former American political party founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 called the Bull Moose Party
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Values and habits that welcome change, new ideas, and actions to make society fairer
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A verb form that shows an action happening at a certain time in the past
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A verb form that shows an action is continuing at a specific time
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A serious skin infection after smallpox vaccination that grows steadily and can be fatal in people with weak immune systems
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A verb form showing actions happening now using am, is, or are plus -ing
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A verb tense that shows an action will be happening at a future time
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Shows an action that was happening at a certain time in the past
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A verb form using has/have been plus -ing to show an action that started in the past and continues now
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A verb form showing an action that will be happening at a certain time in the future
A fast, often deadly infection caused by bacteria that kills body tissue and makes gas in the wound
How Progressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
progressive = progressive (semi-transparent) = progress + ive
The noun is a conversion of the adjective 'progressive', and the political sense is recognizable but somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Progressive comes from pro- 'forward' and gress 'go', the same root in progress. So a progressive (a person) is someone who supports changes meant to move society 'forward', such as new laws or social reforms.