Dictionary

progressivism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /prəˈɡrɛsᵻvɪz(ə)m/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /proʊˈɡrɛsɪˌvɪzəm/ (Canada, General-American)
• /prəˈɡrɛsɪˌvɪzəm/ (Canada, General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English progressive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English progressivism From progressive + -ism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society.
   • By adopting big-tentism, conservatism has been allowed to degenerate into pseudo-conservatism, an ideology essentially the same as contemporary progressivism: embracing of every ideology and policy position whose inclusion is politically expedient. 2017 July 4, Matthew Penza, “The Problem with the Big Tent”, in The Princeton Tory:
   • Some aspects of contemporary progressivism look less like actual progress and more like a step in reverse. 2023 November 16, Pamela Paul, “Progressives Aren’t Liberal”, in The New York Times:
   • In New York the range of influences is as diverse as anywhere else, even if there unquestionably is a tendency toward Velvet Undergroundish punk rock and British progressivisms. 1976 February 7, John Rockwell, “The Pop Life”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

antiprogressivism · secular progressivism

Translations (39)

ru прогресси́зм (political ideology) · ast progresismu (political ideology) · ja 革新主義 (political ideology) · nn progressivisme (political ideology) · ca progressisme (political ideology) · sv progressivism (political ideology) · fa ترقیخواهی (political ideology) · fr progressisme (political ideology) · fi edistysmielisyys (political ideology) · kk прогрессивизм (political ideology) · gl progresismo (political ideology) · eo progresismo (political ideology) · pt progressismo (political ideology) · io progresismo (political ideology) · az proqressivizm (political ideology) · cmn 進步主義 /进步主义 (political ideology) · da progressivisme (political ideology) · el προοδευτισμός (political ideology) · kn ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲತೆ (political ideology) · tr ilerlemecilik (political ideology) · nb progressivisme (political ideology) · ms progresivisme (political ideology) · pa ਪ੍ਰਗਤੀਵਾਦ (political ideology) · uk прогресивізм (political ideology) · is framfarahyggja (political ideology) · ka პროგრესივიზმი (political ideology) · fi progressivismi (political ideology) · hi प्रगतिवाद (political ideology) · it progressismo (political ideology) · hak 進步主義 /进步主义 (political ideology) · vi chủ nghĩa tiến bộ (political ideology) · mn дэвшилт үзэл (political ideology) · de Progressivismus (political ideology) · es progresismo (political ideology) · vi chủ nghĩa cấp tiến (political ideology) · ru прогрессиви́зм (political ideology) · ko 진보주의 (political ideology) · nan-hbl 進步主義 /进步主义 (political ideology) · oc progressisme (political ideology)