progressivism — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

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   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.

   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.

   Some aspects of contemporary progressivism look less like actual progress and more like a step in reverse.

Noun

1. the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society

   Broader terms

   political orientationideologypolitical theory