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Meanings of reform in English

Catalan
regenerar

Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one.

regenerar
Catalan
esmenar-se
Spanish
reformar

Change for the better.

esmenar-se
Russian
политическая реформа
Portuguese
reforma
Spanish
reforma
Catalan
millora

Large improvement of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory.

Related terms
политическая реформа

Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved.

Usage of reform in English
1
French President Emmanuel Macron said Britain's Brexit vote showed Europe needed reform.
Reuters
2
New proposals on police reform in Northern Ireland were being published today.
The Irish Times
3
Women's state pension age rise: an unfair burden or a necessary reform?
The Guardian
4
Europe has yet to come up with comprehensive rules for financial reform.
Reuters
5
Creates a national health insurance exchange to reform the private insurance market.
Reuters
6
Second, the Obama administration must continue to reform its export control rules.
Wired
7
Last year the Law Commission recommended three options for abortion law reform.
Radio NZ
8
SEC staff are continuing to work on possible reform plans, he said.
Reuters
9
Alexander's lecture will call for reform in Europe, not exit from Europe.
The Guardian
10
Strong future growth in emerging market economies will depend on deeper reform.
The Guardian
11
The House of Representatives passed an extensive financial reform bill last year.
Reuters
12
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley says competition from NHS reform will improve quality.
BBC
13
It is also the main plank of the health service reform programme.
The Irish Times
14
However, there is a major difference between land expropriation and land reform.
The South African
15
She said law reform could help put an end to this discrimination.
Radio NZ
16
The debates around health reform have had a significant health geographic focus.
Pubmed
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Translations for reform
Portuguese
reforma
Reform through the time
Reform across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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