reformist
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Appointed vice premier under then-leader Jiang Zemin in 1991, he found himself nicknamed China's Mikhail Gorbachev after the reformist former president of the Soviet Union.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Russia’s reformist path, the author contends, ended due to “a confluence of bizarre events and incredible twists.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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
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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