progressivist
Forward-thinking political believer
A progressivist advocates for social, political, or educational reform, believing that progress through change is both possible and desirable.
The term appears most often in discussions of education, where progressivist approaches emphasize experiential learning and student-centered methods over traditional instruction: The school's progressivist philosophy meant fewer lectures and more hands-on projects.
Pleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
campaign · civil rights · equality · empowerment · resistance · petition · rally · march
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- social democracyReformed capitalism with welfare state
reformism · optimism · rationalism · enlightenment · utilitarianism · pragmatism · collectivism · interventionism
First to explore territory
- forward-lookingOriented toward the future
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- futurismStudy of tomorrow's possibilities
experimentation · breakthrough · trailblazing · avant-garde · paradigm shift · disruption · entrepreneurship · research
Right to cast ballots
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
labor rights · temperance · education reform · unionization · suffragist · egalitarianism · welfare state · prison reform
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- automationSelf-operating system design
technological advancement · infrastructure · development · efficiency · secularization · democratization · institutionalization · centralization
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
social justice · campaign · civil rights · equality · empowerment · resistance · petition · rally · march · boycott
liberalism
Philosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
social democracy · reformism · optimism · rationalism · enlightenment · utilitarianism · pragmatism · collectivism · interventionism · cosmopolitanism
pioneering
First to explore territory
- forward-lookingOriented toward the future
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
futurism · experimentation · breakthrough · trailblazing · avant-garde · paradigm shift · disruption · entrepreneurship · research · ingenuity
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
desegregation · labor rights · temperance · education reform · unionization · suffragist · egalitarianism · welfare state · prison reform · healthcare reform
industrialization
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
automation · technological advancement · infrastructure · development · efficiency · secularization · democratization · institutionalization · centralization · bureaucratization
progressivistconservative
Cautious about altering customs
traditionalist · reactionary · regressive · right-winger · paleoconservative
progressivisttraditionalist
Adherent to established customs
nostalgist · restorationist · backward-looking · retrogressive · antiquarian