reform
noun
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc..
self-reform
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a word derived from
reform.
Example Sentences
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The motion comes after five former FA executives said the governing body had failed to "self-reform".
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2017
Rather, it would seem to indicate a government utterly incapable of meaningful self-reflection or self-reform.
From US News ● Jun. 4, 2014
Whatever the outcome, debate over the Keeton-O'Con-nell plan ought to spur auto insurers to self-reform.
From Time Magazine Archive
With typical boldness, Douglas decided that his best defense against the Exchange's kick was an offense: he bluntly offered it a choice between self-reform or SEC's taking over lock, stock & barrel.
From Time Magazine Archive
He afterward married my laconic cousin Sarah, whose shrewdness made him the first Duke of Marlborough, and last, I regret to chronicle, was George Hamilton, resting from his labors at self-reform.
From The Touchstone of Fortune by Charles Major
