progressism

noun

prog·​ress·​ism

ˈprägrəˌsizəm

plural -s

: advocacy of or devotion especially to progressive action or social and political reform

illuminating observations on the political progressism of … the Northwest

—New York Herald Tribune

Word History

Etymology

French progressisme, from progrès progress (from Latin progressus) + -isme -ism

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