progressist
[ prog-res-ist, -ruh-sist or, especially British proh-gres-ist, -gruh-sist ]
/ ˈprɒg rɛs ɪst, -rə sɪst or, especially British ˈproʊ grɛs ɪst, -grə sɪst /
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noun
a person favoring progress, as in politics; progressive.
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From the first he took an important place in the chamber, as one of the most notable orators of the Progressist Republican group.
A few days before the Socialist-Progressist conference met, a clerical social congress had convened at Liège.
Socialism and Democracy in Europe|Samuel P. OrthHis working-men's meeting had been dissolved by a Progressist Burgomaster without any legal justification.
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