Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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progressive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
liberal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
progressive (noun) | liberal (noun) |
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a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties | a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties |
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going | a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets |
progressive (adjective) | liberal (adjective) |
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favoring or promoting progress | tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition |
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases | showing or characterized by broad-mindedness |
advancing in severity | given or giving freely |
gradually advancing in extent | not literal |
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) | having political or social views favoring reform and progress |
(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position |