Meanings
plural antireformists
- governmentAn opponent of reform.
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.
2007 July 26, Norimitsu Onishi, “Japan’s Leader Attacked by His Own Party”, in New York Times
comparative more antireformist · superlative most antireformist
Origin
From anti- + reformist or antireform + -ist.
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