antireform

See also: anti-reform

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ reform.

Adjective

antireform (comparative more antireform, superlative most antireform)

1. (politics) Opposing reform
   • 1990 October 5, Ben Joravsky, “Annals of school reform: the security guard snafu”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     It was top-down, antireform politics.

   • 1994, United States Central Intelligence Agency, “Russia”, in 1994 CIA World Factbook‎^[2]:

     Russia made good progress on privatization in 1993 despite active opposition from key cabinet members, hard-line legislators, and antireform regional leaders.

Derived terms

• antireformism
• antireformist

 

Translations

opposing reform

• Georgian: ანტირეფორმისტული (anṭirepormisṭuli)
• Portuguese: antirreformista

Anagrams

• Formartine