reformist

/rɪˈfɔrmɪst/
adjective
  1. Supporting or involving gradual change and improvement within a system rather than sudden revolution.
    • Her reformist ideas focused on making small, practical changes to the tax code.
    • The reformist group proposed new laws to improve education without changing the entire system.
    • The newspaper praised the reformist approach of the new mayor.
noun
  1. A person who supports gradual change and improvement within existing systems.
    • As a reformist, she believed in fixing the prison system from the inside.
    • Many reformists worked alongside activists to pass new environmental regulations.
    • The reformists in the party wanted to update the rules rather than start over.
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