REFORMIST Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

reformist

noun

Definition of reformist

as in proponent

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Recent Examples of reformist The move followed the ousting in a wider government reshuffle last week of tech-savvy reformist Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, which brought out into the open the deep divisions in the Ukrainian defense leadership. — Reuters, NBC news, 22 July 2026 Pezeshkian, a reformist within Iran’s theocracy, is the highest-ranking official within Iran to reference the release of the funds held by Qatar. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 From that liminal moment emerged Mohammad Khatami, a former culture minister steeped in philosophy and theology, and a committed reformist. — Alex Shams, Time, 14 Mar. 2026 Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, Khamenei relied on the Expediency Discernment Council to reduce the powers of the reformist-majority parliament and pressure it to approve the chief justice’s six appointees to the Guardian Council. — Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 The uprising was brutally crushed, marking the beginning of the end of any true domestic reformist movement. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026 The president of Iran is broadly seen as a reformist. — Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 Mousavi started out an ardent Islamist, became a reformist, and has called for a democratic transition since 2023. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026 Bayard Rustin, outside of my critiques of him, is a reformist. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025

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Noun

The billionaire tax fight grew more contentious last month after the lead proponent of the measure, SEIU UHW President Dave Regan, was accused of harassing female colleagues and threatening other union leaders to urge them to back the measure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
The biggest proponent of Proposition NN is the Colorado Education Association, the state's largest teachers' union.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of proponent

Noun

Every night, after Jesus died on the cross, my apostles gently helped me down from the chain-link fence to which I had been lashed.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Bethsaida, close to Jesus' ministry in Capernaum, was once the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of apostle

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Hosted by comedian and disability advocate Tina Friml, the Darcys awarded Geri Jewell with the Legacy Award and Vincent Rutley with the Christopher Reeve Emerging Talent Award.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The shortfall in support begins with managers, often the first advocate anyone has in their career.

— Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocate

Noun

By the time jokes start flying, about 12,300 tickets will have been purchased, said Creston Thornton, president of promoter Live Nation’s mountain region.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Canny has decades of experience in the rock world, variously serving as a talent buyer, a concert promoter, an artist-management company VP, and the founder of an artist-representative firm.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of promoter

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Which means the Knicks have yet another team positioning itself as a roadblock on their journey to repeat as NBA champions — a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since the Wizards last cracked the 40-win mark.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Haloed in distorted guitar and jagged synths, Wolf comes off as a champion of her own avoidance, her heroism charmingly pathetic.

— Enzo Escober, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of champion

Noun

For zero-emissions cruising, the vessel can get its juice from seven 75 kW solid-oxide fuel cells, or nine 250 kW PEM fuel cells paired with a methanol reformer.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Just over three years ago in Guatemala, a coalition of young and Indigenous voters helped propel Bernardo Arévalo, a reformer who campaigned against corruption, to an astounding presidential win.

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of reformer

Noun

Instead, Khamenei’s death brought out the Islamic Republic’s ardent supporters.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
But in an email to IndieWire on October 6, CAC co-director Kelsie Greene — who was promoted into the job alongside Skolnick at the beginning of the summer — took issue with how Skolnick and his supporters were representing why he was fired.

— Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of supporter

Noun

The groups similarly present themselves as armed community defenders against the government or right-wing extremists, but continue to find members who get in trouble with law enforcement.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Labour legislator Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in 2016 by a far-right extremist, and Conservative David Amess was stabbed in 2021 by an attacker inspired by the Islamic State group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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