Progressive may refer to:

Politics

Progressivism Progressivism holds that it is possible to improve human societies through political action. As a political movement, progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform based on purported advancements in science, tec ...

, a political philosophy in support of social reform **

Progressivism in the United States Progressivism in the United States is a political philosophy and reform movement in the United States advocating for policies that are generally considered left-wing, left-wing populist, libertarian socialist, social democratic, and environmentalis ...

, the political philosophy in the American context *

Progressive realism Progressive realism is an American foreign policy paradigm largely made popular by Robert Wright in 2006 which focuses on producing measurable results in pursuit of widely supported goals. It supports stronger international institutions, free tra ...

, an American foreign policy paradigm focused on producing measurable results in pursuit of widely supported goals

Political organizations

* Congressional Progressive Caucus, members within the Democratic Party in the United States Congress dedicated to the advancement of progressive issues and positions * Progressive Alliance (disambiguation) *

Progressive Conservative (disambiguation) Progressive Conservative may refer to an advocate of progressive conservatism. Progressive Conservative may also refer to: Canada * Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, a former Canadian federal party; a successor of the original Conserv ...

* Progressive Party (disambiguation) * Progressive Unionist (disambiguation)

Other uses in politics

* Progressive Era, a period of reform in the United States (c. 1890–1930) * Progressive tax, a type of tax rate structure

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* Progressive music, a type of music that expands stylistic boundaries outwards * "Progressive" (song), a 2009 single by Kalafina * ''Progressive'', a demo album by the band

Haggard Haggard may refer to an adjective reflecting exhaustion or poverty. Haggard may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Haggard (band), a German symphonic metal group * ''Haggard'' (TV series), a British comedy television series * '' Ha ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Progressive chess Progressive chess is a chess variant in which players, rather than just making one move per turn, play progressively longer series of moves. The game starts with White making one move, then Black makes two consecutive moves, White replies with thr ...

, a chess variant *

Progressive talk radio Progressive talk radio is a talk radio format devoted to expressing left-leaning, liberal or progressive viewpoints of news and issues as opposed to conservative talk radio. In the United States, the format has included syndicated and independe ...

, a talk radio format devoted to expressing liberal or progressive viewpoints of issues * '' The Progressive'', an American left-wing magazine

Brands and enterprises

* Progressive Corporation, a U.S. insurance company *

Progressive Enterprises Woolworths New Zealand Limited (formerly Progressive Enterprises) is the second largest grocery company in New Zealand (behind Foodstuffs), with revenue of NZ$6.2 billion for the year to June 2018. Alongside Foodstuffs, Woolworths NZ forms part ...

, a New Zealand retail cooperative

Healthcare

Progressive disease Progressive disease or progressive illness is a disease or physical ailment whose course in most cases is the worsening, growth, or spread of the disease. This may happen until death, serious debility, or organ failure occurs. Some progressive di ...

Progressive lens Progressive lenses, also called multifocal lenses, progressive addition lenses (PAL), varifocal lenses, progressive power lenses, graduated prescription lenses, or progressive spectacle lenses are corrective lenses used in eyeglasses to correct pr ...

, a type of corrective eyeglass lenses

Religion

Progressive Adventism Progressive Adventists are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church who prefer different emphases or disagree with certain beliefs traditionally held by mainstream Adventism and officially by the church. While they are often described as lib ...

, a sect of the Seventh-day Adventist Church *

Progressive Christianity Progressive Christianity represents a post-modern theological approach, and is not necessarily synonymous with progressive politics. It developed out of the liberal Christianity of the modern era, which was rooted in the Enlightenment's thinkin ...

, a movement within contemporary Protestantism *

Progressive creationism Progressive creationism (see for comparison intelligent design) is the religious belief that God created new forms of life gradually over a period of hundreds of millions of years. As a form of old Earth creationism, it accepts mainstream geologi ...

, a form of Old Earth creationism *

Progressive Islam Liberalism and progressivism within Islam involve professed Muslims who have created a considerable body of progressive thought about Islamic understanding and practice. Their work is sometimes characterized as " progressive Islam" ( ar, الإ ...

, a modern liberal interpretation of Islam *

Progressive Judaism Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous searc ...

, a major denomination within Judaism *

Progressive religion Religious liberalism is a conception of religion (or of a particular religion) which emphasizes personal and group liberty and rationality. It is an attitude towards one's own religion (as opposed to criticism of religion from a secular position, ...

, a religious tradition which embraces theological diversity *

Progressive revelation (Bahá'í) Progressive revelation may refer to: * Progressive revelation (Bahá'í), a core teaching of the Bahá'í Faith, that suggests that religious truth is revealed by God progressively and cyclically over time *Progressive revelation (Christianity) ...

, a core teaching of Bahá'í that suggests that religious truth is revealed by God progressively and cyclically over time *

Progressive revelation (Christianity) Progressive revelation is the doctrine in Christianity that the sections of the Bible that were written later contain a fuller revelation of God than the earlier sections. Proponents believe that God didn't tell people his entire plan all at once ...

, the concept that the sections of the Bible written later contain a fuller revelation of God

Technology

Progressive disclosure Progressive disclosure is an interaction design pattern used to make applications easier to learn and less error-prone. It does so by deferring some advanced or rarely-used features to a secondary screen. A classic example of this pattern is the p ...

, a technique used in human computer interaction *

Progressive scan Progressive scanning (alternatively referred to as noninterlaced scanning) is a format of displaying, storing, or transmitting moving images in which all the lines of each frame are drawn in sequence. This is in contrast to interlaced video used ...

, a form of video transmission *

Progressive shifting Progressive shifting is a technique for changing gears commonly practiced by drivers of semi-trailer trucks. It is meant to reduce fuel consumption — something very important for drivers who travel several hundred miles each day. Progressiv ...

, a technique for changing gears in trucks * Progressive stamping, a metalworking technique

Verb forms

* Progressive aspect (also called ''continuous''), a verb form that expresses incomplete action **

Past progressive This article describes the uses of various verb forms in modern standard English language. This includes: * Finite verb forms such as ''go'', ''goes'' and ''went'' * Nonfinite forms such as ''(to) go'', ''going'' and ''gone'' * Combinations of s ...

Perfect progressive This article describes the uses of various verb forms in modern standard English language. This includes: * Finite verb forms such as ''go'', ''goes'' and ''went'' * Nonfinite forms such as ''(to) go'', ''going'' and ''gone'' * Combinations of s ...

aspects, see Uses of English verb forms and English verbs

Other uses

Progressive education Progressive education, or protractivism, is a pedagogical movement that began in the late 19th century and has persisted in various forms to the present. In Europe, progressive education took the form of the New Education Movement. The term ''pro ...

, which emphasizes a hands-on approach to learning *

Progressive Field {{Infobox stadium , name = Progressive Field , nickname = ''"The Jake"'' , logo_image = Progressive_Field_Logo.svg , logo_caption = , image = , caption = Progressive Fiel ...

(originally Jacobs Field), home of the Cleveland Guardians *

Progressive function In mathematics, a progressive function ''ƒ'' ∈ ''L''2(R) is a function whose Fourier transform is supported by positive frequencies only: :\mathop\hat \subseteq \mathbb_+. It is called super regressive if and only if the time ...

, a function in mathematics