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Progressive

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English

Adjective

  1. Favouring or promoting progress; advanced
  2. Gradually advancing in extent; increasing
  3. Promoting or favoring progress toward better conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods
    a progressive politician
    progressive business leadership
  4. Of or relating to a Progressive Party
    "This is history we have made," said Dexter Randall, a 59-year-old dairy farmer and newly elected Progressive representative from North Troy.[1]
  5. Of or relating to progressive education
    a progressive school.
  6. Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
    a progressive income tax.
  7. Advancing in severity
    progressive paralysis.

Translations

  • Russian: прогрессивный

Noun

  1. A person who actively favors or strives for progress toward better conditions, as in society or government.

Translations

  • Russian:прогрессивный человек , прогрессивный деятель , сторонник прогресса (1), член прогрессивной партии (2)

Proper Noun

Progressive

  1. A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.



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