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Definition of progressive

a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases
gradually advancing in extent

See Also: forward, industrial

Hyponyms: armchair liberal, latitudinarian, neoliberal, pluralist, Whig, present progressive, present progressive tense, past progressive, past progressive tense, future progressive, future progressive tense

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