host of progressive protest

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aghayerad

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I was reading text then I saw this sentence: A host of progressive protest that literacy is much more complicated than a simple technical mastery of reading and writing. Can you please tell me what is the meaning of "a host of progressive " ? Thank You
 

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I was reading text then I saw this sentence: A host of progressive protest that literacy is much more complicated than a simple technical mastery of reading and writing. Can you please tell me what is the meaning of "a host of progressive " ? Thank You

Should it be "progressives" plural?
 

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A large number of progressives say something in protest.

Not a teacher.
 

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A host of = many
Progressives = people who are progressive thinkers
protest = third person plural form of the verb "to protest".
 
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