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Progressive

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv

Definitions

  1. A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
  2. Clipping of progressive dinner
  3. A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.
  4. Belonging to or supporting a Progressive Party
  5. One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
  6. A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.
  7. Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership
  8. A member or supporter of a Progressive Party

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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.
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