progressive (adj.)

  1. favoring or promoting progress; progressive schools'

  2. (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

    progressive (n.)

  1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

    [ Syn: progressive tense , imperfect , imperfect tense , continuous tense ]

  2. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

    [ Syn: liberal , liberalist ]

    progressive (adj.)

  1. favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

    [ Syn: reformist , reform-minded ]

  2. gradually advancing in extent

  3. (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position; progressive euchre; progressive tournaments'

  4. advancing in severity; progressive paralysis'

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