Words / B2

ri-FORM/rɪˈfɔːm/

Reform is a change meant to improve a system: curriculum reform; reform of the Lords. Change is wider; revolution is a complete overthrow. Curriculum reform delayed first teaching. Verb: reform a law. Mix-up: form is a document. Do not call a logo refresh a reform.

Meaning

A change made to improve a system, law, or institution.

Examples

• “Curriculum reform delayed the first teaching of the new specification.”
• “They vowed to reform the appeals process, which is the verb sense.”

Good to know

reform of + system; education / welfare reform. Verb: reform. Wider: change. Stronger: revolution. Politics and education news. Improving a system, not a rebrand.

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