"progressives" in the noun sense
1. progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
2. liberal, liberalist, progressive
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
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