reformist

[ ri-fawr-mist ]

/ rɪˈfɔr mɪst /

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noun

a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.

a member of any reformed denomination.

adjective

Also re·form·is·tic. of or belonging to a movement for reform.

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Origin of reformist

First recorded in 1580–90; reform + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM reformist

re·form·ism, nounan·ti·re·form·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby reformist

reformed spelling, reformer, Reform flask, reforming, reformism, reformist, Reform Jew, Reform Judaism, reform school, reformulate, Ref. Pres.

How to use reformist in a sentence

As well as this, authoritarian repression has only increased under eight-years of the so-called reformist presidency of Hassan Rouhani.
Why Iran’s Elections Are a Critical Turning Point for Khamenei’s Regime|Kasra Aarabi|June 16, 2021|Time
Hardliners at the KGB had staged a coup that August, seeking to overthrow the government of Mikhail Gorbachev, the reformist General Secretary of the Communist Party.
Exclusive: How an Accused Russian Agent Worked With Rudy Giuliani in a Plot Against the 2020 Election|Simon Shuster/Kyiv|May 28, 2021|TIme
When the election ended — and a reformist, Aisha Braveboy, won — so did the coalition’s court-watching.
Once incarcerated, these women are keeping courts accountable — with help from students, retirees and Fiona Apple|Katie Mettler|April 9, 2021|Washington Post
In interviews with local news organizations, he has echoed the language that activists and reformists have used when talking about reimagining public safety.
Prince George’s County’s new police chief will be Malik Aziz, a deputy chief from Dallas|Katie Mettler, Emily Davies, Rachel Chason|March 26, 2021|Washington Post

During the early 2000s, she found herself caught up in what’s known as the “Math Wars,” a debate over the math curriculum between reformists and traditionalists.
America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up (Ep. 391)|Steven D. Levitt|October 3, 2019|Freakonomics
Then, in late 1991, the dreams of reformist socialism crashed with the end of the Soviet Union.
Meet Stephen F. Cohen, Vladimir Putin's Best Friend in the American Media|Cathy Young|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even so I would say we do need a conservative tendency in ours or any society as a check against reformist over-zeal.
Conservatives on the Wrong Side of History on Mandela, Most Other Things|Michael Tomasky|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This week, Francis called his group of eight reformist cardinals to the Holy See for their inaugural summit on reform.
Pope Francis’s Rough Road to Reform|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The first was reformist president Mohammad Khatami, elected in 1997.
Hassan Rouhani: Iran’s Mysterious New President|Omid Memarian|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But the visit seems to be the latest in a series of moves aimed at stressing his reformist credentials.
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping's Symbolic Economic Tour|Duncan Hewitt|December 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Every legislative assembly is constantly besieged by the professional lobbyists of a swarm of reformist crowds.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
I was a great reformist,' he says, 'but never suspected that the "people in power" were against reform.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
Eduardo Dolz, a Reformist, was also a member, who was supposed to be the special representative of the Spanish crown.
The History of Cuba, vol. 4|Willis Fletcher Johnson
Such is the language of reform, and the spirit of a reformist!
Calamities and Quarrels of Authors|Isaac Disraeli
Socialism is either reformist, or not Socialism at all; there is no middle term.
The life and teaching of Karl Marx|M. Beer