Progressive party
Americannoun
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a political party formed in 1912 under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, advocating popular control of government, direct primaries, the initiative, the referendum, woman suffrage, etc.
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a similar party formed in 1924 under the leadership of Robert M. La Follette.
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a political party formed in 1948 under the leadership of Henry A. Wallace.
noun
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a US political party, made up chiefly of dissident Republicans, that nominated Theodore Roosevelt as its presidential candidate in 1912 and supported primaries, progressive labour legislation, and other reforms
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a US political party, composed mostly of farmers, socialists, and unionists, that nominated Robert La Follette for president in 1924 and supported public ownership of railways and of public utilities and other reforms
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a US political party, composed chiefly of dissident Democrats, that nominated Henry Wallace for president in 1948 and supported the nationalization of key industries, advocated social reforms, and opposed the Cold War
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(in South Africa) the former name for Progressive Federal Party
Example Sentences
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The governing Serbian Progressive party of populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić won the Dec. 17 parliamentary and municipal elections, securing 129 seats in the 250-seat assembly.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Many younger candidates have run for the City Council as members of the Progressive party — and won seats.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022
After 10 days of mass protests, Rosselló said that he will be resigning as president of the ruling New Progressive party and won’t seek reelection in 2020.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2019
Wallace ran for president in 1948 for the Progressive party, but only got 2% of the vote.
From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2016
They frequently conferred with Judge Isaiah T. Greenacre, counsel for the Teachers' Federation, and Joel F. Longnecker, a young lawyer active in the Progressive party, both of whom donated their services.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted
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