reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər 
1
: one that works for or urges reform
2
Reformer
: a leader of the Protestant Reformation
3
: an apparatus for cracking oils or gases to form specialized products
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That fatigue is dangerous, because time is the one resource that fiscal reformers are rapidly running out of.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Majid Saeedi | Getty Images In 2005, he was accused by reformers of working with religious leaders and the IRGC to ensure the election of Ahmadinejad, the conservative candidate, as president.
—Emma Graham,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Even among reformers, there is some fear that this war will make things worse and perhaps threaten the nation’s survival.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
From late Qing reformers inspired by Athenian citizenship to nationalists who draw on Plato to bolster China’s political ideology, Bartsch shows how supple ancient texts are in the hands of interpreters.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Majid Saeedi | Getty Images In 2005, he was accused by reformers of working with religious leaders and the IRGC to ensure the election of Ahmadinejad, the conservative candidate, as president.
—Emma Graham,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Even among reformers, there is some fear that this war will make things worse and perhaps threaten the nation’s survival.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
From late Qing reformers inspired by Athenian citizenship to nationalists who draw on Plato to bolster China’s political ideology, Bartsch shows how supple ancient texts are in the hands of interpreters.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
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reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər
: one that works for reform
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