progressivist
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From progressive + -ist.
Noun
[edit]progressivist (plural progressivists)
- An advocate of progressivism.
- 2017 April 7, Matthew Penza, “The Problem with the Big Tent”, in The Princeton Tory[1]:
- 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.
Adjective
[edit]progressivist (comparative more progressivist, superlative most progressivist)
- Relating to progressivism; progressive.
- 2017 April 7, Matthew Penza, “The Problem with the Big Tent”, in The Princeton Tory[2]:
- The conservative movement, having adopted big-tent pseudo-conservatism, will generally resist progressivist impulses for a time.