reform movement
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3.9
- noun
- /rɪˈfɔrm ˈmuːvmənt/
:
movimiento de reforma
- Until recently, one could see some of Jefferson's idealism glittering behind every reform movement in public education.
- educational reform movement
- education reform movement
- school reform movement
But the drug law reform movement is gaining traction.
- But the drug law reform movement is gaining traction.
- Now, let me tell you, the drug law reform movement is a growing one.
- So is there anything like that that, you know, that might spark the reform movement to reform the budgeting process?
Examples
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Therefore, the educational reform movement must include new ways of designing and delivering PD to enhance student achievement.
Academic text (2015) -
Information Power was published at the height of the school reform movement.
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The New Deal was one of several reform movements that have changed the nation.
Blog text (12) -
Supporters of reform movements have proposed that public schools' structures and processes be changed.
Academic text (2008) -
The current educational reform movement in the United States is focused on measuring the effectiveness of teachers.
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Another result of the reform movement was agricultural diversification.
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The ultimate consequence of the political reform movement was German reunification.
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Local-level involvement and implementation of programs have been successful in educational reform movements in the past.
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The reform movement is advocating for justice and equality for all citizens.
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Activists from the reform movement organized a rally to highlight issues of inequality.
Synonyms
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3.6
A group of people who work together for a common goal
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3.2
A group of people who work together to change laws or government policy
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3.4
A large group of people who work together to bring social or political change
Antonyms
How Radical
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'reform movement' is directly compositional: 'reform' (a process or plan to improve institutions) combined with 'movement' (a collective pursuing shared goals) yields an organized effort to bring about reform. This nominal-nominal pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase reform movement comes from a simple picture: people as a movement working together to reform a law or custom they want to change. So the phrase now means 'an organized effort by people to make social or political change'.