reformer

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The 57-year-old has built a reputation as a reformer intent on curbing the waste of public money and attracting EU funds, but has been criticised for his "inflexibility".

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

On his mother's side, he was descended from Lt Gen Sir Edward Barnes, a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo; on his father's, from the 19th-Century Bengali reformer Brahmananda Keshub Chandra Sen.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

They were the words of a moral reformer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

He no longer spoke primarily as a reformer, but as a performer on the political stage—a power broker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Though not primarily a reformer, Lawes had strong opinions about the possibilities of prisons.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover