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Reformist vs Centrism - What's the difference?

reformist | centrism |

As nouns the difference between reformist and centrism

is that reformist is one who advocates reform (of an institution) while centrism is any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes.

As an adjective reformist

is advocating reform of an institution or body.

reformist

English

(Reformism)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Advocating reform of an institution or body.
  • * 1913
    • [...] all the prose is German, all reformist, all moralising, and has little or practically no echo of antiquity.
  • Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.

    • Antonyms

    * (advocating small changes ) revolutionary

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who advocates reform (of an institution).
  • Specifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action.
  • An advocate of reform in the Church of England; a Reformer.
  • An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from ca 1790 to 1830.)
  • A member of a reformed religious denomination.

    • References

    * * Hélyot, Dictionnaire des Ordres Religieux , Paris, Migne, 1850

    Quotations

    * (seeCites) (entry for reformist in the Oxford English Dictionary, first edition)

    Anagrams

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    centrism

    English

    (wikipedia centrism)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes.