Progressive vs Socialist - What's the difference?
progressive | socialist |
Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods.
Of or relating to progressive education.
(of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
Advancing in severity.
liberal (politically)
(grammar) continuous
A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
(grammar) A progressive verb.
Of, promoting, practicing, or characteristic of socialism.
* 1848 , , Principles of Political Economy , Book II, Chapter 1:
* 1949 , , "Why Socialism?", Monthly Review , May 1949:
One who practices or advocates socialism.
* 1848 , , Principles of Political Economy , Book II, Chapter 1:
As adjectives the difference between progressive and socialist
is that progressive is belonging to or supporting a while socialist is of, belonging to, or constituting a party or political group that advocates socialism.As nouns the difference between progressive and socialist
is that progressive is a member or supporter of a while socialist is a member of a party or political group that advocates socialism.progressive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a progressive politician
- progressive business leadership
- a progressive school
- progressive paralysis
Antonyms
* regressive * (advancing in severity) non-progressive * conservativeDerived terms
* progressive euchre * progressiveness * progressivism * progressivityNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* future perfect progressive * future progressive * past perfect progressive * past progressive * present perfect progressive * present progressivesocialist
English
(Socialism)Adjective
(en adjective)- ... it must be remembered that in a Socialist farm or manufactory, each labourer would be under the eye not of one master, but of the whole community.
- I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
Derived terms
* Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsNoun
(en noun)- A contest, who can do most for the common good, is not the kind of competition which Socialists repudiate.