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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Orange County has emerged as ground zero for fraud in the private-pay addiction treatment sphere — separate and distinct from the public programs, mind you — and the new law’s emphasis on housing and outside partnerships makes reformers nervous.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
These regions were often skeptical of centralized power, and reformers pushed for tools like the initiative and referendum to give citizens a way to bypass political machines and corporate influence.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 30 May 2025
Lee Jun-seok has sought to burnish his image as a center-right reformer who is committed to conservative policies but rejects the insulated, outdated political culture of the conservative political establishment.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
In 1542, Protestant reformers including John Calvin himself took power in the city of Geneva, turning it into a center of the Reformation.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 May 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
These regions were often skeptical of centralized power, and reformers pushed for tools like the initiative and referendum to give citizens a way to bypass political machines and corporate influence.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 30 May 2025
Lee Jun-seok has sought to burnish his image as a center-right reformer who is committed to conservative policies but rejects the insulated, outdated political culture of the conservative political establishment.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
In 1542, Protestant reformers including John Calvin himself took power in the city of Geneva, turning it into a center of the Reformation.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 May 2025
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reformer
noun
re·form·er
ri-ˈfȯr-mər
: one that works for reform
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