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.
The Progressive Movement. The Progressive Movement was an effort to cure many of the ills of American society that had developed during the great spurt of industrial growth in the last quarter of the 19th century. The frontier had been tamed, great cities and businesses developed, and an overseas empire established, but not all citizens shared in the new wealth, prestige, and optimism.