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progressivist

progressivist noun: an advocate of progressivism.

Noun

progressivist (plural progressivists)

  1. An advocate of progressivism.
    • 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.2017 July 4, Matthew Penza, “The Problem with the Big Tent”, in The Princeton Tory

Adjective

progressivist (comparative more progressivist, superlative most progressivist)

  1. Relating to progressivism; progressive.
    • The conservative movement, having adopted big-tent pseudo-conservatism, will generally resist progressivist impulses for a time.2017 July 4, Matthew Penza, “The Problem with the Big Tent”, in The Princeton Tory

Forms of progressivist

Noun
pluralprogressivists
Adjective
comparativemore progressivist
superlativemost progressivist

Origin of progressivist

From progressive + -ist.

Questions about progressivist

What does progressivist mean?
Progressivist means an advocate of progressivism.
What part of speech is progressivist?
Progressivist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of progressivist?
The plural of progressivist is progressivists.

Words near progressivist in the dictionary

  1. progressively
  2. progressiveness
  3. progressives
  4. progressivism
  5. progressivisms
  6. progressivist
  7. progressivistic
  8. progressivists
  9. progressivities
  10. progressivity
  11. progressless

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