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
Example Sentences
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Stephen Colbert doesn’t see himself as a paragon of progressivism.
From Salon
At the same time, progressivism has its own pathologies:
From Salon
“Companion” is a rough draft of a movie about objectification, a lazy first pass that hopes its audience will mistake the insinuation of progressivism for the actual philosophy.
From Salon
Adomian publicly embraced progressivism and proudly celebrated LGBTQ+ identity at a time when gay marriage wasn’t yet legal in all 50 states.
From Los Angeles Times
“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
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