The 10 best Laker basketball players of all time include some of the best players in the sport. The Lakers started as the Detroit Gems in 1946, but the team moved to Minneapolis in 1947. The team's name comes from the Minnesota state name, the Land of 10,0000 Lakes.. 1  Magic Johnson.
progressive (plural progressives) 1  A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government. ( 2 grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used the progressive tense and generally conjugated as to end in -ing.
1. (Historical Terms) history US a member or supporter of a Progressive Party. 2. (Historical Terms) Canadian history a member or supporter of a chiefly agrarian reform movement advocating the nationalization of railways, low tariffs, an end to party politics, and similar measures: important in the early 1920s. adj.dj. 1. progressive-favoring or promoting progress; progressive schools. forward-at or near or directed toward the front; the forward section of the aircraft; a forward plunge down the stairs; forward motion.