: a doctrine, policy, or movement of reform

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Macron’s implacable reformism stood in apparent contrast to the populist nationalism surging across the continent. Arthur Goldhammer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2018 Melody of Moominvalley might be a game as committed to reformism and pacifism in addressing authority as its source material. Laurence Russell, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reformism was in 1904

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“Reformism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformism. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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