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progressionist

[ pruh-gresh-uh-nist ]

noun

  1. a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society.


progressionist

/ prəˈɡrɛʃənɪst; prəˈɡrɛsɪst /

noun

  1. an advocate of social, political, or economic progress; a member of a progressive political party
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of progressionist1

First recorded in 1840–50; progression + -ist
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Example Sentences

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"The extraordinary progressionist movement that is going on to-day might make it a difficult task even for a drover's daughter to keep her footing."

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And indeed, progress might well entertain great expectations, for Hans Shund had read a pile of progressionist pamphlets, had extracted the strong passages, and out of them had concocted a right racy speech.

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This mock pope was not a suggestion of Shund's or of any other inventive progressionist.

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Gentlemen, there is a reproach being uttered just now by the progressionist press, which, far from repelling, I would feel proud to deserve.

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A priest should have said, so goes the report, that it is a mortal sin to elect a progressionist to the chamber of deputies.

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