reform.

Change intended to improve a system, institution, or practice.

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Words that belong together

• institutional reform
• reform agenda

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The inquiry prompted reform of the complaints process.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular reform; plural reforms. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: reforms.