progressivism

[ pruh-gres-uh-viz-uhm ]

/ prəˈgrɛs əˌvɪz əm /

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noun

the principles and practices of progressives.

(initial capital letter) the doctrines and beliefs of the Progressive party.

progressive education.

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Origin of progressivism

First recorded in 1890–95; progressive + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM progressivism

pro·gres·siv·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby progressivism

Progressive movement, progressive participle, Progressive party, progressive-resistance exercise, progressive tax, progressivism, progress payment, prog rock, pro-growth, pro hac vice, prohibit

How to use progressivism in a sentence

It was the state’s closest statewide election in 2018, and Democratic incumbent Keith Ellison’s has been targeted for his outspoken progressivism.
The Most Important Attorney General And Secretary Of State Races To Watch|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|October 11, 2022|FiveThirtyEight
On the spectrum of progressivism, then, this neighborhood falls somewhere between True-Blue Progressives and South Central.
The 6 Political Neighborhoods Of Los Angeles|Maya Sweedler (Maya.Sweedler@abc.com)|June 7, 2022|FiveThirtyEight
The most deadly virus we face is progressivism, it rots both brains and nations.
Thiel Crony Publicly Disses Best Man in Spat Over Vaccines|Noah Kirsch|November 5, 2021|The Daily Beast
In practice, the energized base meant a House GOP takeover — and a check on progressivism that led to years of grueling austerity.
Meet the new tea party, same as the old tea party|Greg Sargent|July 14, 2021|Washington Post

In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, we hear from two people involved in the progressive movement in New York City about what’s happening in the race and how progressivism is shaping politics more broadly.
Why The NYC Mayoral Race Is Moderates’ To Lose|Galen Druke|June 19, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
He simply rode out the same blandly pernicious progressivism that elites in both parties embrace.
Our Lame Cult of the Presidency|James Poulos|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the media, in turn, patted the company on the back for their “groundbreaking” progressivism.
Fear of a Minority Superhero: Marvel's Obsession with White Guys Saving the World|Marlow Stern|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She seems, if anything, to symbolize an even more incremental progressivism than President Obama.
Inside the World of Hillary Superfans|David Freedlander|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it is a “problem-solving populism” that marries the twin impulses of populism and progressivism.
Hillary Clinton’s Own Populist Path|Andrei Cherny|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But is it making progressivism cool, or just a big song and dance?
‘Satyamev Jayate’ Host Aamir Khan: Bollywood’s Rebel With a Cause|Sujay Kumar|July 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At such a juncture "progressivism" and a "new liberalism" were bound to come into their own in the general opinion of the country.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman
The British progressivism of some of the pulpit utterances is interesting.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton
A period of reform had now begun, and after 1909 a wave of "progressivism" overspread the country.
The Railroad Builders|John Moody
Never had political progressivism a foe it could more heartily respect.
Complete Prose Works|Walt Whitman
Perhaps that fact explains both the co-operation and the progressivism.
The New Education|Scott Nearing