reformer
Example Sentences
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For 18th-century enlightened reformers, ethnic diversity and multiculturalism weren’t good things.
This year, the prosecutor races in northern Virginia might shed light on whether suburban voters are still committed to criminal justice reform after years of Republican criticism that reformers are soft on crime.
From Seattle Times
We have an opening to wage a new war on bad air, experts said, one that will be aided by tools and technologies that were not available to 19th-century sanitary reformers.
From New York Times
Salman, the de facto ruler of the nation, is a ruthless dictator, a bold reformer or both, depending on whom you ask.
From Los Angeles Times
He embodied multitudes of contradictory personas: The reformer who promised to liberalize the country, but then governed like a populist.
From New York Times
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