reformist
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Jiang Zemin, a reformist autocrat with whom the U.S. got along, was the leader of China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It was pushed down to third place behind the reformist People's Party, and eclipsed by the conservative Bhumjaithai party, which benefitted from a surge of nationalist sentiment after the border war with Cambodia.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and later became a reformist politician pushing for environmental protections and women’s rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The reformist People's Party -- which had been polling first ahead of the election, but ultimately came in second -- will lead the opposition.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
As a reformist movement that never overtly questioned the traditional values of a caste-ridden, extremely traditional community.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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