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pseudoreform

pseudoreform noun: supposed reform that does not bring about significant change.

Noun

pseudoreform (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoreforms)

  1. Supposed reform that does not bring about significant change.
    • Many reforms are actually pseudoreforms; the state prosecutes those among its own personnel guilty of wanton brutality and violence without addressing the structural roots of this type of behavior.1981, Social Research, volume 48, page 154

Forms of pseudoreform

pluralpseudoreforms

Origin of pseudoreform

From pseudo- + reform.

Questions about pseudoreform

What does pseudoreform mean?
Pseudoreform means supposed reform that does not bring about significant change.
What part of speech is pseudoreform?
Pseudoreform is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoreform?
The plural of pseudoreform is pseudoreforms.

Words near pseudoreform in the dictionary

  1. pseudoreferendum
  2. pseudoreferendums
  3. pseudoreflection
  4. pseudoreflections
  5. pseudoreflexive
  6. pseudoreform
  7. pseudoreforms
  8. pseudorelational
  9. pseudorelativistic
  10. pseudoreligion
  11. pseudoreligions

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