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reformist

[ ri-fawr-mist ]

noun

  1. a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.
  2. a member of any reformed reformed denomination.


adjective

  1. Also ·ڴǰ·t. of or belonging to a movement for reform.
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ڴǰi noun
  • t··ڴǰi noun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reformist1

First recorded in 1580–90; reform + -ist
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Nevertheless, some reformists were left disappointed that more progress was not made regarding equality for women, in a faith where the majority of churchgoers are women.

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Last year, a reformist political party was dissolved by court order after the court ruled the party's campaign promise to change lese-majeste was unconstitutional.

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Stanton is a bit of an elitist; Anthony actually comes from a more reformist, anti-slavery tradition, but she still makes those expedient compromises, which I think costs the suffrage movement.

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It was only in the late 1990s that the museum reclaimed its cultural significance during the reformist presidency of Mohammad Khatami.

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But in the 2019 election which returned Thailand to civilian rule, a new, youthful reformist party called Future Forward, which fully supported equal marriage, did unexpectedly well.

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