reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər 
1
: one that works for or urges reform
2
capitalized
: a leader of the Protestant Reformation
3
: an apparatus for cracking oils or gases to form specialized products
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Yet this democratization of political giving had an effect that the reformers never imagined.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
The asylum system was a massive cost to taxpayers, which helped reformers unite with fiscal conservatives to build a coalition for change.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
The asylum system was a massive cost to taxpayers, which helped reformers unite with fiscal conservatives to build a coalition for change.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
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reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər
: one that works for reform
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