'Reform' means to change, usually a reversion to what is perceived to be a pure original state. It has been used for any change thought to be positive, however.
'Reform' can refer to:
In 'politics':
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Reform movement, a generic term for various social and political movements.
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Reform Movement (disambiguation), a list of specific organizations known as the Reform Movement.
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Reform Party, a list of parties calling themselves the Reform Party or variants thereof.
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Reform Act, a common name for electoral-reform bills in the United Kingdom; they are usually differentiated by their year.
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Reform (think tank), a think-tank in the United Kingdom that promotes deregulation, competition in UK public services, and a low-tax economy.
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Reforming Movement, a French centrist political group created in 1972
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La Reforma'', a period of liberal reforms in Mexico after 1855
In 'religion':
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Reform Judaism, a major denomination of Judaism with principles influenced by the Enlightenment.
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Reform (Anglican), an evangelical organisation within the Anglican Church.
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Wesleyan Reform Union, an independent group of Methodists in the United Kingdom.
In 'chemistry':
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Catalytic reforming, a process that converts the hydrocarbons in various oil refinery naphthas into higher octane hydrocarbons for use as components of gasoline.
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Steam reforming, also called hydrogen reforming or catalytic oxidation, a method of producing hydrogen from hydrocarbons
'Reform' can also refer to:
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Reform, Alabama, a town in western Alabama.
★ In Japan, "reform" is a
wasei-eigo term referring to
renovation.
See also
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Reformation (disambiguation)