Definition of Progresive
Pro*gress"ive, a. (U. S.
Politics) Of or pertaining to the Progressive
party.
Pro*gress"ive (?), a. [Cf. F.
progressif.]
1. Moving forward; proceeding onward;
advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive
motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde.
2. Improving; as, art is in a
progressive state.
Progressive euchre or whist,
a way of playing at card parties, by which after every game, the
losers at the first table go to the last table, and the winners at all
the tables, except the first, move up to the next table. --
Progressive muscular atrophy (Med.), a
nervous disorder characterized by continuous atrophy of the
muscles.
-- Pro*gress"ive*ly, adv. --
Pro*gress"ive*ness, n.
Pro*gress"ive, a. (U. S.
Politics) Of or pertaining to the Progressive
party.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Favouring or promoting progress; advanced
- Gradually advancing in extent; increasing
- Promoting or favoring progress toward better conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods
a progressive politician
progressive business leadership
- 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.
- Of or relating to progressive education
a progressive school.
- Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
a progressive income tax.
- Advancing in severity
progressive paralysis.
- A person who actively favors or strives for progress toward better conditions, as in society or government.
Progressive- A member or supporter of a Progressive Party
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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