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adj
Advocating reform of an institution or body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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adj
Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
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noun
One who advocates reform (of an institution).
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noun
Specifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
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noun
An advocate of reform in the Church of England; a Reformer.
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Usage: dated
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noun
An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790 to 1830.)
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Usage: dated, obsolete
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noun
A member of a reformed religious denomination.
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Topics: lifestyle, religion
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adjective satellite
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: progressive, reform-minded
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noun
a disputant who advocates reform
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Synonyms: reformer, crusader, social reformer, meliorist
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Broader terms: disputant, controversialist, eristic
Narrower terms: abolitionist, emancipationist, birth-control campaigner, birth-control reformer, Chartist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker, civil rights activist, demonstrator, protester, dry, prohibitionist, environmentalist, conservationist, feminist, women's rightist, women's liberationist, libber, hippie, hippy, hipster, flower child, insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel, militant, activist, non-resistant, passive resister, preservationist, Utopian, Comstock, Anthony Comstock, Dix, Dorothea Dix, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Huss, John Huss, Hus, Jan Hus, Owen, Robert Owen, Savonarola, Girolamo Savonarola, Townsend, Francis Everett Townsend, Wilkes, John Wilkes
History
From reform + -ist. Originated around the end of the 16th century.
Across languages
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