reformist

Etymology
. Originated around the end of the 16th century.

Adjective

 * 1)  Advocating reform of an institution or body.
 * 2) Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
 * 1) Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.

Antonyms

 * (advocating small changes) revolutionary

Translations

 * Catalan: reformista
 * French:
 * Galician: reformista
 * German: reformistisch, Reform-
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: reformista

Noun

 * 1) One who advocates reform (of an institution).
 * 2) Specifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
 * 3)  An advocate of reform in the Church of England; a Reformer.
 * 4)  An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790 to 1830.)
 * 5)  A member of a reformed religious denomination.

Translations

 * Catalan: reformista
 * French:
 * Galician: reformista
 * German: Reformist, Reformistin
 * Italian:
 * Kazakh: реформашы
 * Malay: reformis
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: reformista
 * Swahili: mwanamageuzi

Quotations

 * (entry for reformist in the Oxford English Dictionary, first edition)

Etymology
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Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) reformer