🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Riformista

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Riformista

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reformist/rɪˈfɔːr.mɪst/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il riformista ha proposto nuove leggi per migliorare i diritti dei lavoratori."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who advocates for reform or change in political, social, or economic systems.

    "The reformist movement gained momentum as citizens demanded more transparency in government."
  2. 2

    A member of a political party or group that seeks to implement reforms.

    "As a reformist, she worked tirelessly to introduce new policies that would benefit the community."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'reformist' originates from the Latin root 'reformare', meaning 'to form again' or 'to reshape', combined with the English suffix '-ist', which denotes a person who practices or is concerned with something. The word evolved in the 19th century during various social and political movements advocating for change and improvement.

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