Progressive
Definitions
- A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
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Clipping of progressive dinner abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.
- Belonging to or supporting a Progressive Party
- One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
- A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.
- Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership
- A member or supporter of a Progressive Party
Equivalents
24 more languages
Българскинапредващ
Češtinapokrokový
Esperantoantaŭenema
ქართულიპროგრესული
Қазақ тіліүдемелі
한국어진보
Nederlandsprogressief
Русскийпередовойпоследовательныйпостепенныйпоступательныйпрогрессивныйпрогресси́вный де́ятельпрогресси́вный челове́кпрогрессирующийсторонник прогрессачлен прогрессивной партии
தமிழ்முற்போக்கு
Examples
“The progressives want⟳ to legalise gay marriage.”
“Not long ago, few progressives imagined this day would come⟳. They assumed the MAGA movement had been discredited by the shocking images that emerged from the January 6 insurrection, and that Trump was politically weakened by the barrage of criminal charges against him.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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