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.
Progressives aren't simply liberals; progressives see the world for what it is, accept it as ever-changing and dynamic, and choose the best course of action in line with decidedly American values. It is pragmatic. A progressive skier is unafraid to huck a 40 ft. cliff, but a progressive skier wears a helmet..