antireformist
English edit
Etymology edit
anti- + reformist or antireform + -ist
Noun edit
antireformist (plural antireformists)
- (politics) An opponent of reform.
- 2007 July 26, Norimitsu Onishi, “Japan’s Leader Attacked by His Own Party”, in New York Times[1]:
- Mr. Abe had described himself as the heir to political and economic reforms undertaken by his predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, but he quickly readmitted antireformist lawmakers whom Mr. Koizumi had expelled from the party.
Translations edit
antireformer — see antireformer