progressivism
A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society.
Noun
- A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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:
Origin
Etymology tree English progressive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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.