progressivist

English

Etymology

From progressive +‎ -ist.

Noun

progressivist (plural progressivists)

  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

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.
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