Meaning of Progressive | Babel Free
pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪvDefinitions
- 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
Български
напредващ
Čeština
pokrokový
Esperanto
antaŭenema
ქართული
პროგრესული
Қазақша
үдемелі
Nederlands
progressief
Русский
передовой
последовательный
постепенный
поступательный
прогрессивный
прогресси́вный де́ятель
прогресси́вный челове́к
прогрессирующий
сторонник прогресса
член прогрессивной партии
தமிழ்
முற்போக்கு
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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