reform

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Pronunciation

/rɪˈfɔːm/(ri-FORM)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

改革;改良(对制度或实践进行改变,以改善其运作)

Definition

A change made to improve a system, law, or institution; the action of reforming something.

Word family

  • reform/rɪˈfɔːm/(v)改革
  • reformist/rɪˈfɔːmɪst/(n/adj)改革者;改革主义的
  • reformer/rɪˈfɔːmə/(n)改革者

Collocations

  • call for reform
  • structural reform
  • economic reform
  • political reform
  • push for reform
  • reform agenda
  • sweeping reform

Examples

  1. 1.There is broad consensus that reform is needed, though parties disagree sharply on what form it should take.
  2. 2.The reform of the pension system was the most contentious policy area the government faced in its first term.

Synonyms

  • change/tʃeɪndʒ/an alteration
  • improvement/ɪmˈpruːvmənt/a positive change
  • overhaul/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/a comprehensive revision

Etymology

from Latin "reformare" = to form again, from "re-" + "formare" (to shape)