reform-minded
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5.0
- adjective
- /rɪˈfɔrmˌmaɪndɪd/
:
reformista
- The people who consider themselves "reform-minded" still think Miles is on the right track.
- reform-minded leaders
- reform-minded party
- reform-minded intellectuals
Examples
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Some reform-minded undergraduates paid me a visit the other day, Thurman.
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Chen Zimin and Wang Juntao reportedly argued for a political elite composed of reform-minded leaders and intellectuals to guide the reform process.
Academic text (1994) -
In the last election cycle, solid, reform-minded governors were elected in 18 of 37 states.
Blog text (1) -
Collor and his reform-minded ministers did not see the state as the problem and the market as the solution.
Academic text (1998) -
Even reform-minded parliamentary deputies are not immune from harsh treatment at the hands of the conservative judiciary.
Academic text (2003) -
The requirements were conducive to both encouraging international investors to return to the region and empowering reform-minded opposition forces.
Academic text (2004) -
Peterson also did not care for the activities of the reform-minded Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis.
Blog text (31) -
Grassroots environmental organizations have blossomed, many of them dominated by politically reform-minded Chinese intellectuals.
Academic text (1999) -
Roderick R. Paige came to the job in 2001 as the reform-minded superintendent of the nation's seventh-largest school district in Houston.
Academic text (2016) -
Many citizens support the reform-minded policies proposed by their new governor.
Synonyms
251
4.8
Supporting new social changes in politics to make society fairer
12
6.5
Supporting changes in laws or government to improve society
1
8.2
Supporting change that happens slowly in small steps
1
7.2
Supporting slow, step-by-step change rather than sudden action
1
7.4
That tries to change someone's behavior to make it better
Helping to make people or systems better by fixing problems
Antonyms
How Reform-Minded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word reform-minded comes from reform, which means 'to make better', and the ending -minded, like in open-minded, meaning 'having a certain way of thinking'. So a reform-minded person is someone who wants to change rules or systems to make them better.