progressivism

noun pro·gres·siv·ism \ prə-ˈgre-si-ˌvi-zəm \

Definition of progressivism

1 :the principles, beliefs, or practices of progressives

2 capitalized :the political and economic doctrines advocated by the Progressives

3 :the theories of progressive education

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progressivist

play \-vist\ noun or adjective

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progressivistic

play \-ˌgre-si-ˈvis-tik\ adjective

Recent Examples of progressivism from the Web

The next step for consumer progressivism is to come up with an agenda for controlling corporate power once Democrats take back power.

— jeet heer, New Republic, "The Left Can’t Rely on Boycotts Alone," 19 Aug. 2017
Over the last several days, however, Damore has been adopted as a hero of the far right, which has highlighted his dismissal to support a broader narrative of progressivism run amok.

— maya kosoff, The Hive, "The Fired Google Engineer Is Doubling Down," 9 Aug. 2017
Progressivism, that amorphous explosion of reformism in the early years of the century, had come and gone.

— franklin foer, The Atlantic, "Why Liberalism Disappoints," 8 Aug. 2017
This rundown of the potential electoral headwinds facing progressivism isn’t intended to be comprehensive or dispositive.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Democrats Can Abandon the Center — Because the Center Doesn’t Exist," 30 July 2017
Yet, at the end of all that, liberalism, progressivism, and socialism survived largely unscathed.

— dan mclaughlin, National Review, "Anti-Radical Muslims Need to Organize and Draw Lines," 20 July 2017
Carhartt has become the model for a brand that has matched a degree of progressivism with working class values, all without alienating its conservative white consumers.

— tonya riley, Esquire, "What It Means to Be a Working-Class Clothing Brand in America Today," 14 July 2017
Within its walls, Harvard may well veer toward progressivism, for better or worse.

— conor friedersdorf, The Atlantic, "Do Unto Other Harvard Students," 13 July 2017
Much as a certain faction of the left views aspiring immigrants as allies in the fight against U.S. reactionaries, a certain faction of the right views Putin as an ally against the forces of progressivism.

— t.a. frank, The Hive, "Donnygate, a Russian Pop Star, and the End of the Republic," 11 July 2017

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