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a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis" active favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) liberal favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools" advanced, advancing, incremental, modernized, state-of-the-art (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases degressive, graduated gradually advancing in extent increasing a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties |
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