progressivism
Americannoun
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the principles and practices of progressives.
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(initial capital letter) the doctrines and beliefs of the Progressive party.
Other Word Forms
- progressivist noun
Etymology
Origin of progressivism
First recorded in 1890–95; progressive + -ism
Vocabulary lists containing progressivism
U.S. Government - Middle School and High School
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Example Sentences
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The proponents of this new set of first principles, most prominently among them the 28th president, Woodrow Wilson, called it progressivism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Stephen Colbert doesn’t see himself as a paragon of progressivism.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025
He’s made the place into a palatial bachelor pad, all honoring his unique strain of bro-friendly progressivism.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025
“San Franciscans are quite progressive. But there is a strain among some people — I think it’s a minority, but some people — where they equate progressivism to having no change,” Wiener said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
At such a juncture "progressivism" and a "new liberalism" were bound to come into their own in the general opinion of the country.
From A History of Trade Unionism in the United States by Perlman, Selig
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