progressivist

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English

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Etymology

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From progressive +‎ -ist.

Noun

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progressivist

  1. An advocate of progressivism.
    • 2017 April 7, Matthew Penza, “The Problem with the Big Tent”, in The Princeton Tory[1]:
      Discontented progressivists may be persuaded to cross the aisle in small numbers, but the big tent lacks the universal message it needs to persuade effectively.

Adjective

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progressivist (comparative more progressivist, superlative most progressivist)

  1. Relating to progressivism; progressive.
    • 2017 April 7, Matthew Penza, “The Problem with the Big Tent”, in The Princeton Tory[2]:
      The conservative movement, having adopted big-tent pseudo-conservatism, will generally resist progressivist impulses for a time.