{i} liberal, one who supports political reform; one who supports advancement, one who advocates improvement and change
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis" favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools" (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases gradually advancing in extent
A keno game where the top prize increases until it is won The prize may increase by a percent of wagers, a set amount per time period (hour, day, etc ) or any other method determined by the casino
Someone who is progressive or has progressive ideas has modern ideas about how things should be done, rather than traditional ones. a progressive businessman who had voted for Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936 The children go to a progressive school. conservative A progressive is someone who is progressive. The Republicans were deeply split between progressives and conservatives. conservative
Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; opposed to retrograde
Favoring, working for, or characterized by progress or improvement, as through political or social reform Also, a person who advocates or favors policies promoting political or social reform
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases gradually advancing in extent